[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 2000 and October 2000. 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 16, 2000.

 Richard A. Stephan,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

                   Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1342        Natural Resource Damage Assessments: Type B Procedures..............................     1090-AA29
1343        Records and Testimony; Freedom of Information Act...................................     1090-AA61
1344        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Federally Assisted Education Programs or        1090-AA64
            Activities..........................................................................
1345        Department Hearings and Appeals; Special Rules Applicable to Public Land Hearings        1090-AA68
            and Appeals.........................................................................
1346        Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals.............................     1090-AA70
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                     Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1347        Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs,       1090-AA67
            Seat Belt Usage.....................................................................
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                    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1348        Revised Statute 2477 Rights-of-Way..................................................     1090-AA44
1349        Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs;       1090-AA66
            Buy American Act....................................................................
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                    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1350        Natural Resources Type Assessment Procedures........................................     1090-AA72
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                                Office of the Special Trustee--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1351        Special Deposits....................................................................     1035-AA01
1352        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                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1353        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                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1354        Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).....................     1018-AD87
1355        Public Use Regulations for Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Alaska...................     1018-AE60
1356        Implementation of the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act...........     1018-AE72
1357        Proposed Reclassification and Delisting of the Gray Wolf in Certain Parts of Its         1018-AF20
            Range...............................................................................
1358        Taking of Marine Mammals by Level B Harassment; Issuance of General Authorization        1018-AF26
            for Scientific Research and Permits for Photography, Educational, and Commercial
            Purposes............................................................................
1359        Humane and Healthful Transport of Wild Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians to        1018-AF27
            the United States...................................................................
1360        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Coastal          1018-AF32
            California Gnatcatcher..............................................................
1361        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Special Rule for       1018-AF40
            the Canada Lynx.....................................................................
1362        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Chiricahua           1018-AF41
            Leopard Frog........................................................................
1363        Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife............................     1018-AF46
1364        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Tibetan Antelope.....................     1018-AF49
1365        Administration of the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program..........     1018-AF51
1366        Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts in Endangered Species Decision-Making.     1018-AF55
1367        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for the        1018-AF75
            Plant Hackelia Venusta (Showy Stickseed)............................................
1368        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Emergency Listing of the Tiger            1018-AF81
            Salamander..........................................................................
1369        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Cook's Lomatium     1018-AF84
            and Large Flowered Wooly Meadowfoam.................................................
1370        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List Ohlone Tiger Beetle as               1018-AF89
            Endangered..........................................................................
1371        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal to List the Mississippi          1018-AF90
            Gopher Frog Distinct Population Segment of Dusky Gopher Frog as Endangered..........
1372        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal to Designate Critical            1018-AF92
            Habitat for the Spectacled Eider....................................................
1373        Migratory Bird Permits; Determination That the State of Delaware Meets Federal           1018-AF93
            Falconry Standards and Amended List of States Meeting Federal Falconry Standards....
1374        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical          1018-AF95
            Habitat for Steller's Eider.........................................................
1375        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Establishment of                 1018-AF96
            Nonessential Experimental Population Status for Four Fishes: Duskytail Darter, Smoky
            Madtom, Yellowfin Madtom, Spotfin Chub..............................................
1376        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for       1018-AF98
            the Alameda Whipsnake...............................................................
1377        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designated Ports for Listed Plants...     1018-AF99
1378        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reclassification of the          1018-AG00
            Straight-horned Markhor Population of the Torghar Region of Balochistan, Pakistan,
            From Endangered to Threatened.......................................................
1379        2000 - 2001 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations...................     1018-AG01
1380        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Listing of Two Southwest         1018-AG02
            Milkvetch Plants....................................................................
1381        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Listing of Buena Vista Lake      1018-AG04
            Shrew as Endangered.................................................................
1382        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Listing of Vermilion Darter      1018-AG05
            as Endangered.......................................................................
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                            United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1383        List of Migratory Birds.............................................................     1018-AB72
1384        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Intercross Progeny Policy and             1018-AC54
            Definitions.........................................................................
1385        Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures...................................................     1018-AC89
1386        Reclassification of Yacare Caiman From Endangered to Threatened With Special Rule...     1018-AD67
1387        Proposed Special Rule With the Reclassification of the Vicuna From Endangered to         1018-AE04
            Threatened..........................................................................
1388        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Determination of Threatened      1018-AE43
            Status for Koala....................................................................
1389        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Oahu       1018-AE51
            Elepaio From the Hawaiian Islands...................................................
1390        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..............................................................................
1391        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or         1018-AE83
            Threatened Mariana Fruit Bat........................................................
1392        Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposal To List Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel       1018-AE84
            as Endangered or Threatened.........................................................
1393        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Colorado Butterfly       1018-AE87
            Plant as Endangered or Threatened...................................................
1394        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered in the     1018-AE91
            United States the Short-Tailed Albatross............................................
1395        Proposed Delisting of the Bald Eagle Throughout the Lower 48 States.................     1018-AF21
1396        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Prebles Meadow Jumping Mouse.........     1018-AF30
1397        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Desert Yellowhead....................     1018-AF31
1398        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Nine Bexar County, Texas,                 1018-AF33
            Invertebrates.......................................................................
1399        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Santa Ana Sucker.....................     1018-AF34
1400        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Columbia White-Tailed Deer...........     1018-AF43
1401        Importation of Captive-Bred Exotic Birds Into the United States from Breeding            1018-AF44
            Facilities in Other Countries.......................................................
1402        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Coastal Cutthroat Trout..............     1018-AF45
1403        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Scaleshell Mussel....................     1018-AF57
1404        Policy on General Conservation Permits..............................................     1018-AF63
1405        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Golden Sedge....................................     1018-AF68
1406        Critical Habitat for the Tidewater Goby.............................................     1018-AF73
1407        Regulations for Subsistence Hunting and Fishing on Federal Lands in Alaska for the       1018-AF74
            2000-2001 Seasons...................................................................
1408        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal to List the Distinct             1018-AF80
            Population Segment (DPS) of Anadromous Atlantic Salmon in the Gulf of Maine.........
1409        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Southern CA         1018-AF83
            Distinct Vertebrate Population Segment (DPS) of Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog.........
1410        Importation or Shipment of Injurious Wildlife; Zebra Mussel.........................     1018-AF88
1411        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for       1018-AF97
            the San Diego Fairy Shrimp..........................................................
1412        Subsistence Hunting and Fishing on Federal Lands in Alaska; Rural Determinations....     1018-AG03
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1413        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.......................................     1018-AB97
1414        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Loch Lomond       1018-AC14
            Coyote Thistle......................................................................
1415        General Provisions and General Permit Procedures....................................     1018-AC57
1416        Critical Habitat Designation for the Lost River and Shortnose Suckers...............     1018-AC90
1417        Revision of Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations, 50 CFR Part 20......................     1018-AD01
1418        Marine Mammal Protection Act; Unintentional Take of Marine Mammals by Harassment         1018-AD18
            Only in Activities Other Than Commercial Fishing....................................
1419        Marine Mammal Protection Act; Measures To Safely Deter Marine Mammals, Including         1018-AD19
            Threatened and Endangered Marine Mammals............................................
1420        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Northern Spotted     1018-AD20
            Owl.................................................................................
1421        Taxonomic Change From Subspecies to Vertebrate Population Segment for the Virgin         1018-AD22
            River Chub..........................................................................
1422        Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program for Participation for District of          1018-AD83
            Columbia and Insular Territories and Commonwealths..................................
1423        Rescission of Administrative Procedures for Grants in Aid (Marine Mammal Protection      1018-AD92
            Act of 1972)........................................................................

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1424        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reintroduction of a              1018-AE00
            Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bears in Idaho and Montana..........
1425        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Establishment of                 1018-AE01
            Nonessential Experimental Population of Ten Freshwater Mussels in Holston River
            System in TN and VA.................................................................
1426        Revision to Subchapter C--The National Wildlife Refuge System.......................     1018-AE02
1427        Export of American Alligator for the 1998-2000 Harvest Seasons......................     1018-AE15
1428        Revisions to the Federal Aid Administrative Requirements............................     1018-AE17
1429        Exportation of Marine Mammal Products for Cultural Exchange.........................     1018-AE33
1430        Injurious Wildlife; Addition of Brush-Tailed Possum.................................     1018-AE34
1431        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Revision of Special              1018-AE45
            Regulations for Gray Wolf...........................................................
1432        Eagle Permits; Permits for Falconry Purposes; Permits To Take Golden Eagle Nests....     1018-AE62
1433        Migratory Bird Permits; Specific Permit Provisions; Import and Export Permits;           1018-AE63
            Banding or Marking Permits; and Scientific Collecting Permits.......................
1434        Migratory Bird Permits; Introduction, General Requirements and Exceptions...........     1018-AE64
1435        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or         1018-AE85
            Threatened Cowhead Lake Tui Chub....................................................
1436        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Establishment of                 1018-AE92
            Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1
            Freshwater Snail....................................................................
1437        Refuge Compatibility Regulations Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System         1018-AE98
            Implementation Act of 1997..........................................................
1438        Consideration of Listing the Green Iguana (Iguana Iguana) as Injurious, Pursuant to      1018-AF08
            the Lacey Act.......................................................................
1439        Listing of U.S. Species in Appendix III to CITES....................................     1018-AF09
1440        Reclassification of Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreleti) From Endangered to         1018-AF10
            Threatened..........................................................................
1441        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Sclerocactus             1018-AF15
            Brevispinus (Pariette Cactus) as Endangered or Threatened...........................
1442        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Fourteen Hawaiian        1018-AF16
            Pomace Flies as Endangered or Threatened............................................
1443        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Six Hawaiian             1018-AF17
            Damselflies as Endangered or Threatened.............................................
1444        Proposed Delisting of the Grizzly Bear in the Yellowstone Ecosystem.................     1018-AF22
1445        Export of River Otters Taken in Missouri in 1998-1999 and Subsequent Seasons........     1018-AF23
1446        Migratory Bird Permits; Specific Permit Provisions; Special Purpose Permits.........     1018-AF28
1447        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Mountain Plover......................     1018-AF35
1448        National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program.......................................     1018-AF38
1449        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Special Rule for the             1018-AF39
            Arkansas River Shiner...............................................................
1450        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Aleutian Canada Goose................     1018-AF42
1451        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Asian Bonytongue.....................     1018-AF48
1452        Proposed Guidance for Conducting Consultations for the Indiana Bat..................     1018-AF50
1453        1999-2000 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations.....................     1018-AF52
1454        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Alabama Sturgeon.....................     1018-AF56
1455        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Tidewater Goby.......................     1018-AF67
1456        U.S. Proposals for CITES Appendix III; Certain Turtle Species.......................     1018-AF69
1457        Bull Trout; Special Rule Revision...................................................     1018-AF71
1458        Spikedace and Loach Minnow; Determination of Critical Habitat Under the Endangered       1018-AF76
            Species Act.........................................................................
1459        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for            1018-AF79
            Spalding's Catchfly.................................................................
1460        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for San Diego           1018-AF86
            Ambrosia............................................................................
1461        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart     1018-AF91
            D--2001 Subsistence Fishing and Shellfish Taking in Alaska..........................
1462        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of Critical Habitat         1018-AF94
            Designation for the Santa Ana Sucker................................................
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1463        Captive-Bred Wildlife...............................................................     1018-AB10
1464        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.......................................     1018-AB66
1465        Export of American Ginseng Harvested in 1994-1996...................................     1018-AC55

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1466        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Tropical Birds.......................     1018-AC77
1467        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Southwestern California Plants..     1018-AC88
1468        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Least Chub...........................     1018-AC91
1469        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Critical Habitat Designation for the      1018-AD10
            Western Snowy Plover................................................................
1470        Critical Habitat Proposal for Virgin River Fishes...................................     1018-AD23
1471        Export of Appendix I Specimens That Were Bred for Commercial Purposes...............     1018-AD64
1472        Consolidation of Lists of Wildlife of Federal Concern...............................     1018-AD66
1473        Migratory Bird Hunting: Regulations Regarding Prohibition Against Artificially           1018-AD74
            Altering/Manipulating Natural Vegetation in Moist Areas To Attract Waterfowl........
1474        Endangered and Threatened Species: Removal of Lloyd's Hedgehog Cactus From Federal       1018-AD91
            List of Endangered and Threatened Plants............................................
1475        Proposed Approval of Selected State Programs Allowing the Export of Ginseng              1018-AE03
            Harvested in 1997-1999..............................................................
1476        Importation, Exportation, Transportation of Wildlife................................     1018-AE08
1477        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Endangered Status for            1018-AE20
            Blackburn's Sphinx Moth from the Hawaiian Islands...................................
1478        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Two        1018-AE23
            Larkspurs From Coastal Northern California..........................................
1479        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Ione       1018-AE25
            Buckwheat and Threatened Status for Ione Manzanita..................................
1480        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for            1018-AE27
            Newcomb's Snail From the Hawaiian Islands...........................................
1481        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for the        1018-AE30
            Plant Keck's Checker-Mallow From Tulare County, California..........................
1482        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Plant      1018-AE32
            in Wenatchee Mountains of Washington................................................
1483        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Two        1018-AE39
            Cave Animals From Hawaiian Islands..................................................
1484        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Two        1018-AE40
            San Joaquin Valley Mammals..........................................................
1485        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Plant      1018-AE44
            Rough Popcornflower.................................................................
1486        Update of Addresses for Endangered Species Permit Applications......................     1018-AE49
1487        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for Plant      1018-AE52
            Howell's Spectacular Thelypody......................................................
1488        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Willamette          1018-AE53
            Daisy, Fender's Blue Butterfly and Threatened Status for Kincaid's Lupine...........
1489        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List Plant Zapata Bladderpod as           1018-AE54
            Endangered..........................................................................
1490        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Plant           1018-AE55
            Prairie Penny Cress From Coastal Northern California................................
1491        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of the Pecos Pupfish To     1018-AE56
            Be Endangered.......................................................................
1492        Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife Concerning International         1018-AE70
            Mail, Pet Birds, Border Ports, Shellfish and Fishery Products Exemption.............
1493        Reclassification of the Namibian Population of Cheetah From Endangered to Threatened     1018-AE73
1494        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or         1018-AE75
            Threatened Gentner's Fritilaria (Mission Bells).....................................
1495        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Camatta Canyon Amole     1018-AE76
            as Endangered or Threatened.........................................................
1496        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or         1018-AE82
            Threatened Yreka Phlox..............................................................
1497        Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposal To List as Endangered or Threatened          1018-AE89
            Blumer's Dock.......................................................................
1498        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of Several Evolutionary           1018-AE97
            Significant Units of West Coast Steelhead...........................................
1499        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delist Dismal Swamp Southeastern          1018-AF00
            Shrew...............................................................................
1500        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....
1501        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Contiguous U.S.          1018-AF03
            Distinct Population Segments of Canada Lynx as Threatened...........................
1502        Update of Addresses and Office of Management and Budget Information Collection           1018-AF07
            Numbers for FWS Permit Applications.................................................
1503        Announcement of Draft Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts in Making            1018-AF11
            Listing Decisions...................................................................

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1504        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Wet Canyon           1018-AF19
            Talussnail as Endangered or Threatened..............................................
1505        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Armored Snail and Campeloma..........     1018-AF29
1506        Amendment by Mexico to Appendix III Listing of Bigleaf Mahogany.....................     1018-AF47
1507        Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Polar Bear and Pacific Walrus During Specified        1018-AF54
            Activities..........................................................................
1508        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Sierra Nevada Population of               1018-AF59
            California Bighorn Sheep............................................................
1509        National Wildlife Refuges: Administrative Provisions................................     1018-AF60
1510        Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora;         1018-AF66
            Sturgeon Permits....................................................................
1511        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status        1018-AF82
            for Two Chinook Salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU's) in California........
1512        Migratory Bird Hunting; Conservation Order, Mid-continent Light Fronted Geese (MCLG)     1018-AF85
1513        MMPA Incidental Take in the Beaufort Sea............................................     1018-AF87
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                                   National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1514        National Park Service Symbols: United States Park Police Insignia...................     1024-AB94
1515        Applicability and Resource Protection Revisions.....................................     1024-AC38
1516        Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights......................................................     1024-AC53
1517        Vehicles and Traffic Safety; Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs......     1024-AC69
1518        Solid Waste Sites in Units of the National Park System..............................     1024-AC70
1519        World Heritage Convention...........................................................     1024-AC74
1520        Release of Information About National Park System Resources.........................     1024-AC75
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                                     National Park Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1521        Rights-of-Way.......................................................................     1024-AC01
1522        Voyageurs National Park: Aircraft Operations........................................     1024-AC23
1523        Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: Snowmobile      1024-AC34
            and Snowplane Routes and Regulations................................................
1524        Big Cypress National Preserve; Recreational Frogging................................     1024-AC54
1525        Denali National Park and Preserve, Special Regulations..............................     1024-AC58
1526        Delaware Water Gap NRA, Bicycle Trail...............................................     1024-AC62
1527        Appalachian National Scenic Trail--Snowmobiles......................................     1024-AC67
1528        Land and Water Conservation Fund of Assistance to States; Post-Completion Compliance     1024-AC68
            Responsibilities....................................................................
1529        Information Collection Activities...................................................     1024-AC71
1530        Concession Contracts................................................................     1024-AC72
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                                    National Park Service--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1531        Personal Watercraft.................................................................     1024-AC65
1532        National Capital Region, Special Regulations........................................     1024-AC76
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                                     Bureau of Indian Affairs--Prerule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1533        Use or Distribution of Indian Judgment Funds........................................     1076-AD94
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                                  Bureau of Indian Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1534        Indian School Equalization Program..................................................     1076-AD09
1535        Leasing Restricted Lands of Members of the Five Civilized Tribes, Oklahoma, for          1076-AD33
            Mining..............................................................................
1536        Exploration, Mining, and Reclamation of Lands.......................................     1076-AD36
1537        Tribal Reorganization Under a Federal Statute.......................................     1076-AD46
1538        Petitioning Procedures..............................................................     1076-AD47
1539        Academic and Dormitory Standards....................................................     1076-AD55
1540        Education Contracts Under the Johnson-O'Malley Act..................................     1076-AD58
1541        Loans to Indians From the Revolving Loan Fund.......................................     1076-AD59
1542        School Construction Contracts for Public Schools....................................     1076-AD69
1543        Adult Vocational Training...........................................................     1076-AD72
1544        Loan Guarantee Program..............................................................     1076-AD73
1545        Employment Assistance for Adult Indians.............................................     1076-AD75
1546        Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Individually Owned Trust Land or Land Subject to a       1076-AD85
            Restriction on Alienation...........................................................
1547        Acquisition of Title to Land in Trust...............................................     1076-AD90
1548        Financial Assistance and Social Services Program....................................     1076-AD91
1549        Land Acquisitions for Gaming........................................................     1076-AD93
1550        Indian Child Protection.............................................................     1076-AD96
1551        Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood..............................................     1076-AD97
1552        Arrangement With States, Territories, or Other Agencies for Relief of Distress and       1076-AD98
            Social Welfare of Indians...........................................................
1553        Trust Management Reform: Leasing, Permitting, Grazing, Probate and Funds Held in         1076-AE00
            Trust...............................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1554        Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Regulations........................................     1076-AC81
1555        Preference in Employment............................................................     1076-AD05
1556        Grants to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Navajo Community College.......     1076-AD08
1557        Indian Tribal Justice Support.......................................................     1076-AD15
1558        Tribal Self-Governance..............................................................     1076-AD20
1559        Leasing Osage Reservation Lands for Mining of Minerals Other Than Oil and Gas.......     1076-AD34
1560        Lead and Zinc Mining Operations and Leases on Quapaw Indian Lands...................     1076-AD35
1561        Irrigation Projects and Systems.....................................................     1076-AD44
1562        Indian Electric Power Utilities.....................................................     1076-AD45
1563        Appeals From Administrative Actions.................................................     1076-AD50
1564        Indian Business Development Program.................................................     1076-AD70
1565        Courts of Indian Offenses...........................................................     1076-AD76
1566        Use of Columbia River Fish Access Sites.............................................     1076-AD83
1567        Use of Columbia River In-Lieu Fishing Sites.........................................     1076-AD86
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1568        Leasing and Permitting..............................................................     1076-AA29
1569        Arrangement With States, Territories, or Other Agencies for Social Welfare and           1076-AD61
            Relief of Distress of Indians.......................................................
1570        Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans.....................................................     1076-AD74

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1571        Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood..............................................     1076-AD78
1572        Preparation of Rolls of Indians.....................................................     1076-AD89
1573        Distribution of FY 2000 Indian Reservation Roads Funds..............................     1076-AD99
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                                Minerals Management Service--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1574        Refunds and Recoupment of Overpayments on OCS.......................................     1010-AC27
1575        Takes vs. Entitlements Reporting....................................................     1010-AC29
1576        Accounting Relief for Marginal Properties...........................................     1010-AC30
1577        Prepayment of Royalties.............................................................     1010-AC31
1578        Oil and Gas Drilling Operations.....................................................     1010-AC43
1579        Exploration or Development and Production Plans.....................................     1010-AC47
1580        Incident Reporting..................................................................     1010-AC57
1581        Royalty Relief Terms................................................................     1010-AC58
1582        Valuation of Federal Geothermal Resources Used To Generate Electricity..............     1010-AC59
1583        Records and Files Maintenance.......................................................     1010-AC64
1584        Decommissioning Activities..........................................................     1010-AC65
1585        Update of Documents Incorporated by Reference: API/ISO 10432........................     1010-AC66
1586        Update of Documents Incorporated by Reference: NACE MR 0175-99 etc..................     1010-AC67
1587        Requirements Governing Surety Bonds for the Outer Continental Shelf.................     1010-AC68
1588        Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing-Bidding Systems.........................     1010-AC69
1589        Amendments to Sale of Federal Royalty Oil (Small Refiner Administrative Fee)........     1010-AC70
1590        Deep Water Royalty Relief for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leases Issued          1010-AC71
            After 2000..........................................................................
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                                  Minerals Management Service--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1591        Valuation of Oil From Indian Leases.................................................     1010-AC24
1592        Training Lessee and Contractor Employees Engaged in Oil and Gas Operations in the        1010-AC41
            Outer Continental Shelf.............................................................
1593        Prospecting for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur in the Outer Continental       1010-AC48
            Shelf...............................................................................
1594        Producer-Operated Outer Continental Shelf Pipelines That Cross Directly Into State       1010-AC56
            Waters..............................................................................
1595        Forms and Reports...................................................................     1010-AC63
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                                 Minerals Management Service--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1596        Royalty Payment Liability...........................................................     1010-AB45
1597        Credit Adjustments..................................................................     1010-AB73
1598        Chronic Erroneous Reporting.........................................................     1010-AC34
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                                 Minerals Management Service--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1599        Valuation of Oil From Federal Mineral Leases........................................     1010-AC09
1600        Postlease Operations................................................................     1010-AC32
1601        Reviewing Exploration Plans and Development and Production Plans for Coastal Zone        1010-AC42
            Consistency.........................................................................

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1602        Deep Water Emergency Well Control Operations........................................     1010-AC54
1603        Update of Documents Incorporated by Reference.......................................     1010-AC55
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                    Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1604        Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites--Title I................................................     1029-AB70
1605        Contemporaneous Reclamation.........................................................     1029-AB79
1606        Dam Safety Rules....................................................................     1029-AB92
1607        Electronic Filing of the OSM-1 Form.................................................     1029-AB95
1608        Electronic Funds Transfer...........................................................     1029-AB96
1609        Temporary Cessation of Mining Operations............................................     1029-AB97
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                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1610        Indian Lands........................................................................     1029-AB83
1611        Ownership and Control--Redesign.....................................................     1029-AB94
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                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1612        Definition and Criteria for Valid Existing Rights...................................     1029-AB42
1613        Prohibitions Under Section 522(e) of SMCRA..........................................     1029-AB82
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                    Bureau of Reclamation--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1614        Central Valley Project of California--Purposes, Uses, and Allocation of Water            1006-AA34
            Supplies............................................................................
1615        Acreage Limitation Rules for Trusts.................................................     1006-AA38
1616        Recovering the Value of Rights of Use and Related Administrative Costs..............     1006-AA39
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                                 Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1617        Leases, Permits, and Easements......................................................     1004-AB51
1618        Sales--Federal Land Policy and Management Act.......................................     1004-AB77
1619        Desert Land Entries.................................................................     1004-AC56
1620        Disposal of Reserved Minerals Under the Stock Raising Homestead Act.................     1004-AC59
1621        Land Withdrawals....................................................................     1004-AC63
1622        Cost Recovery; Mineral Filings and Operations.......................................     1004-AC64
1623        Railroad Grants.....................................................................     1004-AC76
1624        Land Classification.................................................................     1004-AC78
1625        Carey Act Grants....................................................................     1004-AC80

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1626        Segregation and Opening of Lands....................................................     1004-AC84
1627        Appeals Procedures; Hearings Procedures.............................................     1004-AC99
1628        Color of Title and Omitted Lands....................................................     1004-AD00
1629        Paleontological Resources...........................................................     1004-AD03
1630        Geothermal Resource Unit Agreement..................................................     1004-AD10
1631        Coal Management.....................................................................     1004-AD11
1632        Oil and Gas Leasing; National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska--Unit Agreements............     1004-AD13
1633        Financial Assistance; Local Governments.............................................     1004-AD23
1634        Use Authorizations (Recreation).....................................................     1004-AD25
1635        Mineral Materials Disposal..........................................................     1004-AD29
1636        Mineral Patent Applications; Adverse Claims, Protests, and Conflicts................     1004-AD32
1637        Alaska Native Veterans Allotments...................................................     1004-AD34
1638        Conservation; Helium Leasing........................................................     1004-AD35
1639        Timber Export and Substitution......................................................     1004-AD37
1640        Hazardous Materials Compliance......................................................     1004-AD38
1641        Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures; Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing        1004-AD39
            Act.................................................................................
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                                   Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1642        Management of Designated Wilderness Area............................................     1004-AB69
1643        Oil and Gas Leasing; Drainage.......................................................     1004-AC54
1644        Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures; Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing        1004-AC74
            Act.................................................................................
1645        Indian Allotments...................................................................     1004-AC77
1646        Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations..................................................     1004-AC94
1647        Surface Management (Locatable Minerals).............................................     1004-AD22
1648        Location Recording, and Maintenance of Mining Claims and Sites......................     1004-AD31
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                                  Bureau of Land Management--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1649        Coalbed Methane Development.........................................................     1004-AC27
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                                    Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1650        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)



_______________________________________________________________________




1342. 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                            11/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/01

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, Room 2340, MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________




1343. RECORDS AND TESTIMONY; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
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 to make other changes as 
necessary.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1344. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Melvin C. Fowler, Civil Rights Staff Assistant, 
Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management 
and Budget, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3455

RIN: 1090-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________




1345. 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 4.401(c)(2); 43 CFR 4.403; 43 CFR 4.404; 43 CFR 
4.405; 43 CFR 4.406; 43 CFR 4.407; 43 CFR 4.408; 43 CFR 4.414; 43 CFR 
4.415; 43 CFR 4.422(c)(2); 43 CFR 4.450-5

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                            06/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/00
Final Action                    11/00/00
Final Action Effective          06/00/00

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 Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 235-3750

RIN: 1090-AA68
_______________________________________________________________________




1346. 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

[[Page 22883]]

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 N.W., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 235-3810

RIN: 1090-AA70
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1347. ADMINISTRATIVE AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AND COST PRINCIPLES FOR 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SEAT BELT USAGE

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: EO 12674; EO 12689; EO 12731; EO 13043; OMB Circular 
A-102; PL 104-256, sec 501; 31 USC 6101 note; 31 USC 7501; 41 USC 252a; 
41 USC 701 et seq; 5 USC 301; EO 12549; PL 105-62, sec 503; PL 105-83, 
sec 307; PL 105-62, sec 303; OMB Circular A-110; OMB Circular A-133

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 12

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/27/99                    64 FR 72287
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Debra E. Sonderman, Director, Office of Acquisition and 
Property Management, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary 
for Policy, Management and Budget, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 208-6431

RIN: 1090-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1348. REVISED STATUTE 2477 RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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

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

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: Local, State

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

RIN: 1090-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________




1349. 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: 31 USC 7501; 41 USC 252a; 41 USC 701 et seq; 5 USC 
301; EO 12549; EO 12674; EO 12689; EO 12731; OMB Circular A-102; OMB 
Circular A-110; PL 104-256, sec 501; PL 105-62, sec 303; PL 105-62, sec 
503; PL 105-83, sec 307; 31 USC 6101 note

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,

[[Page 22884]]

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, Office of Acquisition and 
Property Management, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary 
for Policy, Management and Budget, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 208-6431

RIN: 1090-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1350.  NATURAL RESOURCES TYPE ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

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 party who is responsible for 
hazardous substance releases that injure natural resources. CERCLA 
requires that natural resoure damage assessment regulations be 
promulgated that incorporate ``type A'' standardized procedures for 
simplified assessments requiring minimal field observation that are 
available to determine damages for minor spills in certain 
environments. Currently there are two type A procedures: one for minor 
spills in coastal or marine areas that incorporates the Natural 
Resource Damages Assessment Model for Coastal and Marine Environments 
(NRDAM/CME); and one for minor spills in the Great Lakes that 
incorporates the Natural Resource Damages Assessment Model for Great 
Lakes Environments (NRDAM/GLE). The Department of the Interior has 
revised the NRDAM/CME and NRDAM/GLE to correct Y2K bugs and issued this 
rule to reflect those corrections. This rule did not modify any 
substantive decisions the Department made in prior rulemakings, and the 
technical corrections described in this rule were necessary to ensure 
that the NRDAM/CME and the NRDAM/GLE conform to the descriptions and 
decisions stated in prior rulemakings. Therefore, the Department 
concluded that there was good cause to make these corrections and 
changes without notice and comment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/08/00                     65 FR 6012
Final Action Effective          02/08/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1090-AA72
BILLING CODE 4310-RK-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


Office of the Special Trustee (OST)



_______________________________________________________________________




1351. SPECIAL DEPOSITS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 42 USC 4043

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 114; 25 CFR 115; 25 CFR 123; 25 CFR 124; 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                            04/00/01

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, Suite 1000, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505 248-5751
Fax: 505 248-5782

RIN: 1035-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________




1352. APPEALING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL 
TRUSTEE

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

Legal Authority: PL 103-412

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 1202

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 22885]]

Government Levels Affected: Federal

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

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


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1353. 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                           06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF53
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1354. 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                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Teiko Saito, Chief, Office of Management Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2104
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD87
_______________________________________________________________________




1355. 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                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE60
_______________________________________________________________________




1356. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1994 AMENDMENTS TO THE MARINE MAMMAL 
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                            09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Teiko Saito, Chief, Office of Management Authority,

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Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2104
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE72
_______________________________________________________________________




1357. 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                            05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF20
_______________________________________________________________________




1358. 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 that 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                            09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Teiko Saito, Chief, Office of Management Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2104
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF26
_______________________________________________________________________




1359. 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                            05/00/00

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, MS 700, 
Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF27
_______________________________________________________________________




1360. 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: Final, Judicial, September 30, 2000.

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                            02/07/00                     65 FR 5945
NPRM Comment Period End         04/07/00
Final Action                    09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF32
_______________________________________________________________________




1361. 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: The Fish and Wildlife Service will propose a special rule 
under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act to provide an 
alternative voluntary mechanism for the authorization of incidental 
take of lynx resulting from otherwise lawful trapping or hunting of 
wildlife other than lynx. The rule will establish criteria that must be 
satisfied by State or Tribal trapping and hunting programs to minimize 
the likelihood of the incidental take of lynx by trappers and hunters 
pursuing bobcat or other

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species. The criteria address trapper and hunter education; trap 
design, size, and placement; and other factors. The rule will provide 
an alternative to the section 10 process.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF40
_______________________________________________________________________




1362. 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF41
_______________________________________________________________________




1363. 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

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                            09/00/00

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF46
_______________________________________________________________________




1364. 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, 
or 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          04/00/00

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, MS 750, Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF49
_______________________________________________________________________




1365. 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                            05/00/00

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 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 
22203
Phone: 703 358-2161

RIN: 1018-AF51
_______________________________________________________________________




1366. 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: The Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service announce a draft

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

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

RIN: 1018-AF55
_______________________________________________________________________




1367. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR THE PLANT HACKELIA VENUSTA (SHOWY STICKSEED)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposes 
endangered species status pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (Act) 
of 1973, as amended, for hackelia venusta (Piper) St. John (showy 
stickseed). The population has declined to the current size of less 
than 150 individual plants at a single location in Tumwater Canyon, WA. 
Threats include competition and shading from native trees and shrubs, 
encroachment onto the site by nonnative, noxious plant species, 
wildfire and fire suppression, activities associated with fire 
suppression, and low seedling establishment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/14/00                     65 FR 7339
NPRM Comment Period End         04/14/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF75
_______________________________________________________________________




1368.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; EMERGENCY 
LISTING OF THE TIGER SALAMANDER

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is exercising its authority to emergency list the 
Santa Barbara County Distinct Vertebrate Population Segment (DPS) of 
California tiger salamander as endangered under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (Act). This emergency rule provides Federal protection 
under the Act for 240 days.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/19/00                     65 FR 3110
Emergency rule                  01/19/00                     65 FR 3095
Effective date                  01/19/00
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/24/00                    65 FR 15887
NPRM Comment Period End         05/04/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF81
_______________________________________________________________________




1369.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR COOK'S LOMATIUM AND LARGE FLOWERED WOOLY MEADOWFOAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 15 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list two plants, Cook's lomatium and 
large-flowered wooly meadowfoam, as endangered species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act). Both of these plants inhabit 
seasonally wet habitats known as vernal pools in the Agate Desert, an 
area north of Medford (Jackson County), Oregon. This proposal, if made 
final, would extend the Act's protection to these plants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF84
_______________________________________________________________________




1370.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LIST 
OHLONE TIGER BEETLE 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 Ohlone tiger beetle as 
endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. This species is 
known from Santa Cruz County, California, and is threatened by habitat 
fragmentation and destruction due to urban development and habitat 
degradation due to invasion of nonnative vegetation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/11/00                     65 FR 6952

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NPRM Comment Period End         04/11/00
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF89
_______________________________________________________________________




1371.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST THE MISSISSIPPI GOPHER FROG DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF DUSKY 
GOPHER FROG 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 Mississippi gopher frog 
distinct population segment of the dusky gopher frog as endangered 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act). Historically, the 
Mississippi gopher frog occurred in at least nine counties or parishes 
across the Mobile River delta in Alabama. Today, it is known from only 
one site in Harrision County, Mississippi. This proposed rule, if made 
final, would extend the Act's protection to the Mississippi gopher frog 
distinct population segment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF90
_______________________________________________________________________




1372.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO DESIGNATE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SPECTACLED EIDER.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, December 1, 2000.

Abstract: The service proposes to designate critical habitat for the 
spectacled eider, a threatened species listed under the Endangered 
Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/08/00                     65 FR 6114
NPRM Comment Period End         05/08/00
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF92
_______________________________________________________________________




1373.  MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; DETERMINATION THAT THE STATE OF 
DELAWARE MEETS FEDERAL FALCONRY STANDARDS AND AMENDED LIST OF STATES 
MEETING FEDERAL FALCONRY STANDARDS.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 95-616; 16 USC 712 (2)

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We propose to add the State of Delaware to the list of States 
whose falconry laws meet or exceed Federal falconry standards. This 
action will enable residents of the State of Delaware to apply for a 
Federal/State falconry permit and to practice falconry in the State. We 
also propose to amend the list of states that participate in the 
cooperative Federal/State permit system by adding Delaware and Vermont. 
The State of Vermont has recently begun to participate in the 
cooperative program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF93
_______________________________________________________________________




1374.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR STELLER'S EIDER

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, August 1, 2000.

Abstract: The Service proposes to designate critical habitat for the 
Alaska breeding population of the Steller's eider, a threatened species 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act). Proposed designation of 
critical habitat for the Steller's eider includes areas on the North 
Slope of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and seven marine areas in southwest 
and south coastal Alaska. If this proposal is made final, section 
7(a)(2) of the Act requires that Federal agencies ensure that actions 
they permit,or carry out are not likely to result in the ``destruction 
or adverse modification'' of critical habitat.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/13/00                    65 FR 13262
NPRM Comment Period End         05/12/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

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Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF95
_______________________________________________________________________




1375.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
ESTABLISHMENT OF NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION STATUS FOR FOUR 
FISHES: DUSKYTAIL DARTER, SMOKY MADTOM, YELLOWFIN MADTOM, SPOTFIN CHUB

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to designate nonessential experimental 
population (NEP) status under Section 10(j) of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (Act), and reintroduce two federally listed endangered 
fishes--the duskytail darter and smoky madtom--and two federally listed 
threatened fishes--the yellowfin madtom and spotfin chub--into the 
Tellico River between the backwaters of the Tellico Reservoir 
(approximately Tellico River mile [TRM] 19 and TRM 33, near the Tellico 
Ranger Station, in Monroe County, Tennessee. The proposed 
reintroductions are recovery actions and are part of a series of 
reintroductions and other recovery efforts that we, other Federal and 
State agencies, and our partners are considering and conducting 
throughout the species' historic ranges.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Robert Gilmore, Associate Director-Federal Assistance, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
18th and C Streets NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 343-4646

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

RIN: 1018-AF96
_______________________________________________________________________




1376.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 
DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE ALAMEDA WHIPSNAKE

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 
Alameda whipsnake under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act). 
Critical habitat for the Alameda whipshake is proposed in the inner 
coast range in western and central Alameda, Contra Costa, western San 
Joaquin and northern Santa Clara Counties.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/08/00                    65 FR 12155
NPRM Comment Period End         05/08/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF98
_______________________________________________________________________




1377.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATED 
PORTS FOR LISTED PLANTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 24

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to amend the 
regulations that establish designated ports for the importation, 
exportation, and reexportation of plants, or their parts and products, 
listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (the Act), or listed under the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES). The U.S. Department of Agriculture has determined that they 
have adequate facilities and personnel at these ports to implement the 
proposed changes. These changes would facilitate trade and the 
enforcement of the Act and CITES.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Teiko Saito, Chief, Office of Management Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2104
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF99
_______________________________________________________________________




1378.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
RECLASSIFICATION OF THE STRAIGHT-HORNED MARKHOR POPULATION OF THE 
TORGHAR REGION OF BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN, FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to change the classification of the 
straight-horned markhor population of the Torghar Hills region of 
Balochistan Province, Pakistan, from endangered to threatened under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973. The markhor is a species of wild goat 
that occurs in small, isolated populations in rugged, arid mountain 
habitats in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and 
Uzbekistan.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific 
Authority,

[[Page 22891]]

Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
750, Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AG00
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1379.  2000 - 2001 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 2000 - 2001 season.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Kurth, Chief, Division of Refuges, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 670 ARLSQ, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AG01
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1380.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
LISTING OF TWO SOUTHWEST MILKVETCH PLANTS

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

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will determine the appropriate status of the 
Holmgren milk-vetch and the Shivwits milk-vetch plants that occur in 
Utah and Arizonia. If listed as endangered or threatened, the 
protective provisions of the Endangered Species Act would apply.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AG02
_______________________________________________________________________




1381.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
LISTING OF BUENA VISTA LAKE SHREW 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 Buena Vista Lake Shrew 
(Sorex ornatus relictus) as endangered under the authority of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 without critical habitat. The Buena 
Vista Lake Shrew is found in marshes and sloughs within a site formerly 
known as the Kern Lake Preserve, Kern County, California. This 
subspecies may also occur in the Tulare Basin and at Kern National 
Wildlife Refuge, but its status is unknown. The only known population 
occurs on privately owned land that currently has no Federal 
protection.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AG04
_______________________________________________________________________




1382.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
LISTING OF VERMILION DARTER AS ENDANGERED

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to list the vermilion 
darter (Etheostoma chermocki) as endangered under the authority of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The vermilion darter is 
found in only 11.6 kilometers (7.2 miles) of the main-stem of Turkey 
Creek, and the lowermost reaches of Dry Creek and Beaver Creek, within 
the Turkey Creek drainage, a tributary of the Locust Fork of the Black 
Warrior River, northeast Jefferson County, Alabama. This proposed rule, 
if made final, will extend the protection of the Act to the vermilion 
darter.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AG05

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



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1383. LIST OF MIGRATORY BIRDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 704; 16 USC 712

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10.13

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AB72
_______________________________________________________________________




1384. 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                    06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________




1385. 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
Final Rule                      10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

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

RIN: 1018-AC89
_______________________________________________________________________




1386. 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                    04/00/00

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, MS 750, Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD67
_______________________________________________________________________




1387. 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

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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                            09/08/99                    64 FR 48743
Final Action                    09/00/00

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, MS 750, Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE04
_______________________________________________________________________




1388. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
DETERMINATION OF THREATENED STATUS FOR KOALA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposed 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                    09/00/00

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, MS 750, Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE43
_______________________________________________________________________




1389. 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, Hawaii, 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                            10/06/98                    63 FR 53623
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE51
_______________________________________________________________________




1390. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS 
ENDANGERED OR THREATENED LA GRACIOSA THISTLE, LOMPOC YERBA SANTA, 
GAVIOTA TARPLANT & NIPOMA MESA LUPINE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service has determined endangered status for Cirsium 
loncholepis (La Graciosa thistle), Eriodictyon capitatum (Lompoc yerba 
santa), Hemizonia increscens ssp. villosa (Gaviota tarplant), and 
Lupinus nipomensis (Nipomo Mesa lupine), pursuant to the Endangered 
Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. These plants are in danger of 
extinction because their habitats have been significantly reduced over 
time by residential, commercial, agricultural, and oil and gas 
development. Their remaining habitats have been adversely affected by 
development, military activities, alteration of natural fire cycles, 
and the invasion of nonnative plant species. The limited distribution 
and small population sizes of these four species also make them more 
vulnerable to extinction from naturally occurring catastrophic events. 
Existing regulations do not provide adequate protection to prevent 
further losses from ongoing activities. This rule will extend the Act's 
protection to these plants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/30/98                    63 FR 15164
NPRM Comment Period End         05/29/98
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE81
_______________________________________________________________________




1391. 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                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE83
_______________________________________________________________________




1392. 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, Idaho. 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                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE84
_______________________________________________________________________




1393. 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, Wyoming, and northern Weld 
County, Colorado. Threats include herbicide application for noxious 
weeds and natural succession/competition from shrubs, forbs and 
introduced weeds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: This rule reinstates regulations at 50 CFR Part 
18, Subpart J effective through March 31, 2000.

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

RIN: 1018-AE87
_______________________________________________________________________




1394. 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                    63 FR 58692
NPRM Comment Period End         03/02/99
Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE91
_______________________________________________________________________




1395. 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

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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                            07/06/99                    64 FR 36454
NPRM Comment Period End         10/06/99
Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF21
_______________________________________________________________________




1396. 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    01/29/99                     64 FR 4607
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/06/99                    64 FR 12924
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/16/99
NPRM Comment Period End         04/30/99
Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF30
_______________________________________________________________________




1397. 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                    06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF31
_______________________________________________________________________




1398. 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

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/30/98                    63 FR 71855
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    04/07/99                    64 FR 16890
Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF33
_______________________________________________________________________




1399. 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: The Service proposes to list the Santa Ana sucker as 
threatened under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/26/99                     64 FR 3915
NPRM Comment Period End         03/29/99
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    12/16/99                    64 FR 70209
NPRM Comment Period End         01/03/00
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF34

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1400. 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                            05/11/99                    64 FR 25263
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    11/03/99                    64 FR 59729
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    12/29/99                    64 FR 72992
Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF43
_______________________________________________________________________




1401. 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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/17/94                    59 FR 12784
Final Action                    06/00/00

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 North Fairfax 
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF44
_______________________________________________________________________




1402. 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                            04/05/99                    64 FR 16397
Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF45
_______________________________________________________________________




1403. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SCALESHELL MUSSEL

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C.1531 et seq.

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 13, 2000.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the scaleshell mussel as 
endangered under the Endangered Species Act. If listed, protective 
measures of the Endangered Species Act, implemented in 50 CFR 17, would 
take effect.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/13/99                    64 FR 44171
NPRM Comment Period End         09/27/99
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    11/29/99                    64 FR 66600
Final Action                    08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Office of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF57
_______________________________________________________________________




1404. POLICY ON GENERAL CONSERVATION PERMITS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 1361 et seq; 16 USC 703 et 
seq

CFR Citation: None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This policy would contain provisions to issue permits to 
qualified organizations to conduct general conservation activities over 
a specified period of time instead of issuing multiple permits for each 
activity.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          10/28/99                    64 FR 58086
Notice Comment Period End       12/27/99
Final Action                    04/00/00

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Teiko Saito, Chief, Office of Management Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2104
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF63
_______________________________________________________________________




1405. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE; GOLDEN SEDGE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action proposes endangered status for Carex lutea 
(golden sedge) under the Endangered Species Act. This rare plant is 
currently known from only eight populations in Pender and Onslow 
Counties, NC. If listed as endangered or threatened, the protective 
regulations of 50 CFR 17 would take effect.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/16/99                    64 FR 44470
Final Action                    08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Office of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF68
_______________________________________________________________________




1406. CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE TIDEWATER GOBY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would identify areas necessary for the survival 
and recovery of this fish species. If designated, the habitat would be 
protected from adverse modification by Federal, or Federal-funded, 
actions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/03/99                    64 FR 42250
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    10/15/99                    64 FR 55892
NPRM Comment Period End         11/30/99
Final Action                    08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Office of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF73
_______________________________________________________________________




1407. REGULATIONS FOR SUBSISTENCE HUNTING AND FISHING ON FEDERAL LANDS 
IN ALASKA FOR THE 2000-2001 SEASONS.

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation, issued jointly with the Department of 
Agriculture, revises the customary and traditional use determinations 
and establishes hunting, fishing and trapping seasons, harvests limits, 
methods and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses 
for the 2000-2001 regulatory year.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/10/99                    64 FR 49278
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF74
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1408.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST THE DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT (DPS) OF ANADROMOUS ATLANTIC 
SALMON IN THE GULF OF MAINE.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17; 50 CFR 224

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service and the Fish and 
Wildlife Service are proposing to list the DPS of Atlantic Salmon in 
the Gulf of Maine as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/17/99                    64 FR 62627
NPRM Comment Period Extended    01/07/00                     65 FR 1082
NPRM Comment Period Extended    03/15/00                    65 FR 13935
Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Federalism:  Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF80
_______________________________________________________________________




1409.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR SOUTHERN CA DISTINCT VERTEBRATE POPULATION SEGMENT (DPS) OF 
MOUNTAIN YELLOW-LEGGED FROG

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to list the 
southern California distinct vertebrate population segment (DPS) of 
mountain yellow-legged frog as endangered under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (Act). This proposal, if made final, would

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extend the Act's protection to this species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/22/99                    64 FR 71714
NPRM Comment Period End         02/22/00
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/20/00                    65 FR 14936
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF83
_______________________________________________________________________




1410.  IMPORTATION OR SHIPMENT OF INJURIOUS WILDLIFE; ZEBRA 
MUSSEL

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 42

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service corrects 50 CFR 16.13 by adding the zebra mussel, 
a small bivalve mollusk native to Europe, to the list of injurious 
fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. On November 7, 1991, we added the 
zebra mussel to the list of injurious wildlife, but it was 
inadvertently omitted in a subsequent amendment to 50 CFR 16. This 
rulemaking corrects the omission and continues the prohibition on the 
importation into, acquisition, or transportation of live zebra mussels, 
veligers, or viable eggs thereof into or between the continental United 
States, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule; correction          08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: 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-AF88
_______________________________________________________________________




1411.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 
DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SAN DIEGO FAIRY SHRIMP

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, October 1, 2000.

Abstract: The Service proposes designation of critical habitat for the 
San Diego fairy shrimp under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act). 
We propose designation of critical habitat within an approximately 
36,501-acre area for the San Diego fairy shrimp in San Diego and Orange 
Counties.
Critical habitat identifies specific areas that are essential to the 
conservation of a listed species, and may require special management 
considerations or protection. The primary elements for the San Diego 
fairy shrimp are those habitat components that are essential for the 
primary biological needs of foraging, sheltering, reproduction, and 
dispersal. If this proposed rule is made final, section 7 of the Act 
would prohibit destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat 
by any activity funded, authorized, or carried out by any Federal 
agency.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/08/00                    65 FR 12181
Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF97
_______________________________________________________________________




1412.  SUBSISTENCE HUNTING AND FISHING ON FEDERAL LANDS IN 
ALASKA; RURAL DETERMINATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 3101 to 3126

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is soliciting comments on a request by the 
Kenaitze Indian Tribe for the Federal Subsistence Board to declare the 
entire Kenai Peninsula rural for the purposes of the priority afforded 
by Title VIII of the Alaska Interest Lands Conservtion Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/22/00                     65 FR 8673
Final Rule                      07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Tom Boyd, Office of Subsistence Management, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 907 271-2540

RIN: 1018-AG03

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



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1413. 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB97
_______________________________________________________________________




1414. 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC14
_______________________________________________________________________




1415. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL PERMIT PROCEDURES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

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

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/05/95                    60 FR 46087
NPRM 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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________




1416. 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                    60 FR 61744
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

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Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC90
_______________________________________________________________________




1417. 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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD01
_______________________________________________________________________




1418. 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1419. 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 Protection Act, as amended, 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1420. 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD20

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1421. 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD22
_______________________________________________________________________




1422. 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 15-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 
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2156
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD83
_______________________________________________________________________




1423. RESCISSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR GRANTS IN AID (MARINE 
MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1972)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 to 1407

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             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 
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2156
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD92
_______________________________________________________________________




1424. 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE00

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1425. 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE01
_______________________________________________________________________




1426. 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: James W. Kurth, Chief, Division of Refuges, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 670 ARLSQ, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AE02
_______________________________________________________________________




1427. 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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE15
_______________________________________________________________________




1428. 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 
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2156
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE17
_______________________________________________________________________




1429. 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

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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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE33
_______________________________________________________________________




1430. 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                            11/02/99                    64 FR 59149
NPRM Comment Period End         01/03/00


Next Action Undetermined

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1431. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED REVISION 
OF SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR GRAY WOLF

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/11/97                    62 FR 65237
NPRM Comment Period End         01/12/98
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE45
_______________________________________________________________________




1432. 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: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

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

RIN: 1018-AE62
_______________________________________________________________________




1433. 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.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

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

RIN: 1018-AE63
_______________________________________________________________________




1434. 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 them, simplify 
language, 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: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

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

RIN: 1018-AE64
_______________________________________________________________________




1435. 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, California. 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
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    02/02/00                     65 FR 4940
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE85
_______________________________________________________________________




1436. 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 (8 km) 
of all tributaries that enter the Wilson Dam tailwater.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/27/99                    64 FR 28779
NPRM Comment Period End         07/26/99


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE92
_______________________________________________________________________




1437. 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

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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                            09/09/99                    64 FR 49055
NPRM Comment Period End         11/08/99
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    11/16/99                    64 FR 62163
NPRM Comment Period End         12/08/99


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Kurth, Chief, Division of Refuges, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 670 ARLSQ, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AE98
_______________________________________________________________________




1438. 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1439. 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, MS 750, Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF09
_______________________________________________________________________




1440. 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: This rule reclassifies 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, MS 750, Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF10
_______________________________________________________________________




1441. 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF15

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1442. 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF16
_______________________________________________________________________




1443. 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF17
_______________________________________________________________________




1444. 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 populations 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF22
_______________________________________________________________________




1445. 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, MS 750, Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF23
_______________________________________________________________________




1446. 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

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

RIN: 1018-AF28
_______________________________________________________________________




1447. 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: The Service proposes to list the mountain plover (charadrius 
montanus) as a threatened species under the provisions of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/16/99                     64 FR 7587
NPRM Comment Period End         04/19/99
Second NPRM                     04/19/99                    64 FR 19108
Second NPRM Comment Period End  06/21/99
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF35
_______________________________________________________________________




1448. 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. This proposed 
regulation also contains the proposed information collection the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service must submit to the Office of Management and 
Budget for approval.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/20/00                     65 FR 3331


Next Action Undetermined

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 
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2156
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF38
_______________________________________________________________________




1449. 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: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF39
_______________________________________________________________________




1450. 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: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (we) proposes to remove 
the Aleutian Canada goose (Branta canadensis leucopareia), currently 
listed as threatened, from the list of endangered and threatened 
wildlife. Current data indicate that the population of Aleutian Canada 
goose in North America has recovered. Removal from the list of 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended, would not affect protection provided by the Migratory 
Bird Treaty Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/03/99                    64 FR 42058
NPRM Comment Period End         10/01/99


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF42
_______________________________________________________________________




1451. 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

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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: Dr. 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: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AF48
_______________________________________________________________________




1452. PROPOSED GUIDANCE FOR CONDUCTING CONSULTATIONS FOR THE INDIANA BAT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF50
_______________________________________________________________________




1453. 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                            08/11/99                    64 FR 43834


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Kurth, Chief, Division of Refuges, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 670 ARLSQ, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AF52
_______________________________________________________________________




1454. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ALABAMA STURGEON

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, March 26, 2000.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the Alabama sturgeon as 
endangered under the Endangered Species Act. If listed as endangered, 
the protection of the Endangered Species Act implemented in 50 CFR 17 
would take effect.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/26/99                    64 FR 14676
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    07/12/99                    64 FR 37492
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    01/11/00                     65 FR 1583
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    02/07/00                     65 FR 5848
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    02/16/00                     65 FR 7817
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Office of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF56
_______________________________________________________________________




1455. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; TIDEWATER GOBY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would determine the appropriate status of 
northern populations of this fish species under the Endangered Species 
Act. Currently, all tidewater Goby populations in California are on the 
list of endangered and threatened species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/24/99                    64 FR 33816
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    02/15/00                     65 FR 7483
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Office of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF67
_______________________________________________________________________




1456. U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES APPENDIX III; CERTAIN TURTLE SPECIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would add certain native turtle species to

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Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. If adopted, exports of the species 
would require CITES documentation from the Service to ensure that 
foreign countries accept the shipments. This action is necessary to 
monitor the impact of trade on the species in an effort to maintain 
healthy populations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/26/00                     65 FR 4217
NPRM Comment Period End         03/13/00


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. 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: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AF69
_______________________________________________________________________




1457. BULL TROUT; SPECIAL RULE REVISION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would provide special regulations to authorize 
incidental take of bull trout in the coterminous U.S. This action would 
provide for enhanced Federal, State and local management options for 
this threatened species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/01/99                    64 FR 58934
NPRM Comment Period End         12/16/99


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Office of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF71
_______________________________________________________________________




1458. SPIKEDACE AND LOACH MINNOW; DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT 
UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17.95

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would determine those areas of habitat necessary 
to the survival and recovery of these species. Critical habitat 
designation protects the areas from adverse modification by Federal, or 
Federal-funded, actions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/10/99                    64 FR 69323
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    01/12/00                     65 FR 1845
NPRM Comment Period End         02/14/00
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Office of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF76
_______________________________________________________________________




1459.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
THREATENED STATUS FOR SPALDING'S CATCHFLY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et.seq.

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the Spalding's catchfly pursuant 
to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act). This plant is currently 
known from a total of 52 populations. This proposal, if made final, 
would implement the Federal protection and recovery provisions afforded 
by the Act for the plant.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/03/99                    64 FR 67814
NPRM Comment Period End         02/01/00
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF79
_______________________________________________________________________




1460.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR SAN DIEGO AMBROSIA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, December 10, 1999.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list San Diego ambrosia as endangered 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act). This plant is 
restricted to San Diego and Riverside Counties, California and Baha 
California, Mexico from Colonet to Lake Chapala. This proposed rule, if 
made final, would extend protection under the Act to the San Diego 
ambrosia.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/29/99                    64 FR 72993
NPRM Comment Period End         02/28/00


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF86
_______________________________________________________________________




1461.  SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN 
ALASKA, SUBPART C AND SUBPART D--2001 SUBSISTENCE FISHING AND SHELLFISH 
TAKING IN ALASKA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 3, 472, 551,668dd, 3101-3126; 18 USC 3551 -

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3586; 43 USC 1733; 50 CFR Part 100; 36 CFR Part 242

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule will revise regulations for seasons, 
harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and 
shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2001 regulatory year. The 
rulemaking is necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual 
review cycle.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/02/00                     65 FR 5196
NPRM Comment Period End         03/27/00


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3888

RIN: 1018-AF91
_______________________________________________________________________




1462.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 
ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR THE SANTA ANA SUCKER

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, March 31, 2000.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the Santa Ana sucker as 
threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act). Remnant 
populations of the Santa Ana sucker occur in the headwaters of the San 
Gabriel River system, a lowland stretch of the Santa Ana River, and the 
lower reach of Big Tujunga Creek (a tributary of the Los Angeles 
River), in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. 
An introduced population also occurs in the Santa Clara River drainage 
system in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The Santa Clara population 
is not being listed, due to its introduced status.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1018-AF94
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1463. CAPTIVE-BRED WILDLIFE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Teiko Saito
Phone: 703 358-2104
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AB10
_______________________________________________________________________




1464. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB66
_______________________________________________________________________




1465. EXPORT OF AMERICAN GINSENG HARVESTED IN 1994-1996

Priority: Routine and Frequent

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Marshall Jones
Phone: 202 208-6393
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC55
_______________________________________________________________________




1466. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TROPICAL BIRDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________




1467. 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 54975

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman

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Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC88
_______________________________________________________________________




1468. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: LEAST CHUB

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       07/29/99                    64 FR 41061

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC91
_______________________________________________________________________




1469. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: CRITICAL HABITAT 
DESIGNATION FOR THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/07/99                    64 FR 68507
Final Action Effective          01/06/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________




1470. CRITICAL HABITAT PROPOSAL FOR VIRGIN RIVER FISHES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/26/00                     65 FR 4140
Final Action Effective          02/25/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD23
_______________________________________________________________________




1471. EXPORT OF APPENDIX I SPECIMENS THAT WERE BRED FOR COMMERCIAL 
PURPOSES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Teiko Saito
Phone: 703 358-2104
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD64
_______________________________________________________________________




1472. CONSOLIDATION OF LISTS OF WILDLIFE OF FEDERAL CONCERN

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marshall Jones
Phone: 202 208-6393
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD66
_______________________________________________________________________




1473. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING: REGULATIONS REGARDING PROHIBITION AGAINST 
ARTIFICIALLY ALTERING/MANIPULATING NATURAL VEGETATION IN MOIST AREAS TO 
ATTRACT WATERFOWL

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/03/99                    64 FR 29799

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams
Phone: 703 358-1949
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD74
_______________________________________________________________________




1474. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES: REMOVAL OF LLOYD'S HEDGEHOG 
CACTUS FROM FEDERAL LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED PLANTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/24/99                    64 FR 33796

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD91
_______________________________________________________________________




1475. PROPOSED APPROVAL OF SELECTED STATE PROGRAMS ALLOWING THE EXPORT 
OF GINSENG HARVESTED IN 1997-1999

Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE03
_______________________________________________________________________




1476. IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/29/99                    64 FR 23022

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams
Phone: 703 358-1949
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE08

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_______________________________________________________________________




1477. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR BLACKBURN'S SPHINX MOTH FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/01/00                     65 FR 4770
Final Action Effective          03/02/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE20
_______________________________________________________________________




1478. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR TWO LARKSPURS FROM COASTAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/26/00                     65 FR 4156
Final Action Effective          02/25/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE23
_______________________________________________________________________




1479. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR IONE BUCKWHEAT AND THREATENED STATUS FOR IONE MANZANITA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/26/99                    64 FR 28403

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE25
_______________________________________________________________________




1480. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED THREATENED 
STATUS FOR NEWCOMB'S SNAIL FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/26/00                     65 FR 4162
Final Action Effective          02/25/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE27
_______________________________________________________________________




1481. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR THE PLANT KECK'S CHECKER-MALLOW FROM TULARE COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/16/00                     65 FR 7757
Final Action Effective          03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE30
_______________________________________________________________________




1482. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR PLANT IN WENATCHEE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/22/99                    64 FR 71680
Final Action Effective          01/21/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE32
_______________________________________________________________________




1483. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR TWO CAVE ANIMALS FROM HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/14/00                     65 FR 2348
Final Action Effective          02/14/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE39
_______________________________________________________________________




1484. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR TWO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY MAMMALS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/23/00                     65 FR 8881
Final Action Effective          03/24/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE40
_______________________________________________________________________




1485. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR PLANT ROUGH POPCORNFLOWER

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/25/00                     65 FR 3866
Final Action Effective          02/24/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 22913]]

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE44
_______________________________________________________________________




1486. UPDATE OF ADDRESSES FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE49
_______________________________________________________________________




1487. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED THREATENED 
STATUS FOR PLANT HOWELL'S SPECTACULAR THELYPODY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/26/99                    64 FR 28393

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE52
_______________________________________________________________________




1488. 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

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/25/00                     65 FR 3875
Final Action Effective          02/24/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE53
_______________________________________________________________________




1489. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LIST PLANT ZAPATA 
BLADDERPOD AS ENDANGERED

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/22/99                    64 FR 63745
Final Action Effective          12/22/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE54
_______________________________________________________________________




1490. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ENDANGERED STATUS 
FOR THE PLANT PRAIRIE PENNY CRESS FROM COASTAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/09/00                     65 FR 6332
Final Action Effective          03/10/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE55
_______________________________________________________________________




1491. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DETERMINATION OF 
THE PECOS PUPFISH TO BE ENDANGERED

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00                    65 FR 14513

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE56
_______________________________________________________________________




1492. IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE CONCERNING 
INTERNATIONAL MAIL, PET BIRDS, BORDER PORTS, SHELLFISH AND FISHERY 
PRODUCTS EXEMPTION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Incorporated into 
RIN 1018-AF46                   03/31/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams
Phone: 703 358-1949
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE70
_______________________________________________________________________




1493. RECLASSIFICATION OF THE NAMIBIAN POPULATION OF CHEETAH FROM 
ENDANGERED TO THREATENED

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17.11

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE73
_______________________________________________________________________




1494. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS 
ENDANGERED OR THREATENED GENTNER'S FRITILARIA (MISSION BELLS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/10/99                    64 FR 69195
Final Action Effective          01/10/00

[[Page 22914]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE75
_______________________________________________________________________




1495. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
CAMATTA CANYON AMOLE AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/20/00                    65 FR 14878

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE76
_______________________________________________________________________




1496. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS 
ENDANGERED OR THREATENED YREKA PHLOX

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/03/00                     65 FR 5268
Final Action Effective          03/06/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE82
_______________________________________________________________________




1497. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS ENDANGERED 
OR THREATENED BLUMER'S DOCK

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/09/99                    64 FR 43132

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE89
_______________________________________________________________________




1498. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING OF SEVERAL 
EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANT UNITS OF WEST COAST STEELHEAD

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/17/98                    63 FR 32996

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE97
_______________________________________________________________________




1499. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELIST DISMAL SWAMP 
SOUTHEASTERN SHREW

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/28/00                    65 FR 10420
Final Action Effective          02/28/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF00
_______________________________________________________________________




1500. 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

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/01/99                    64 FR 58909
Final Action Effective          12/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF01
_______________________________________________________________________




1501. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
CONTIGUOUS U.S. DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENTS OF CANADA LYNX AS 
THREATENED

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/24/00                    65 FR 16052

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF03
_______________________________________________________________________




1502. UPDATE OF ADDRESSES AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
INFORMATION COLLECTION NUMBERS FOR FWS PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

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

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/01/98                    63 FR 52632

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF07
_______________________________________________________________________




1503. ANNOUNCEMENT OF DRAFT POLICY FOR EVALUATION OF CONSERVATION 
EFFORTS IN MAKING LISTING DECISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

[[Page 22915]]

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF11
_______________________________________________________________________




1504. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
THE WET CANYON TALUSSNAIL AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF19
_______________________________________________________________________




1505. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ARMORED SNAIL AND 
CAMPELOMA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17.11

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/25/00                    65 FR 10033

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF29
_______________________________________________________________________




1506. AMENDMENT BY MEXICO TO APPENDIX III LISTING OF BIGLEAF MAHOGANY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      06/15/99                    64 FR 31989
Final Rule Effective            06/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF47
_______________________________________________________________________




1507. MARINE MAMMALS; INCIDENTAL TAKE OF POLAR BEAR AND PACIFIC WALRUS 
DURING SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/09/99                    64 FR 68973
NPRM Comment Period End         01/10/00
Final Rule                      03/30/00                    65 FR 16828

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hannibal Bolton
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AF54
_______________________________________________________________________




1508. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SIERRA NEVADA 
POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA BIGHORN SHEEP

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17.11

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/03/00                       65 FR 20
Final Action Effective          01/03/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF59
_______________________________________________________________________




1509. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES: ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 25

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Kurth
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AF60
_______________________________________________________________________




1510. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD 
FAUNA AND FLORA; STURGEON PERMITS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Proposed Policy       10/26/99                    64 FR 57645
Notice of Policy                12/06/99                    64 FR 38113

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Teiko Saito
Phone: 703 358-2104
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF66
_______________________________________________________________________




1511.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 
DETERMINATION OF THREATENED STATUS FOR TWO CHINOOK SALMON EVOLUTIONARILY 
SIGNIFICANT UNIT (ESU'S) IN CALIFORNIA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et. seq.

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is adding the Central 
Valley spring run Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) and the 
California Coastal ESU of the West Coast Chinook Salmon to the List of 
Endangered and Threatened Species as threatened under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973. This amendment is based on a determination by the 
National Marine Fisheries Service, which has jurisdiction for this 
species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Effective          11/15/99
Final Action                    12/29/99                    64 FR 72960

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Gloman, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

[[Page 22916]]

Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF82
_______________________________________________________________________




1512.  MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; CONSERVATION ORDER, MID-CONTINENT 
LIGHT FRONTED GEESE (MCLG)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 712(2)

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20; 50 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends Fish and Wildlife Service regulations based 
on recent Congressional action that effectively reinstated regulations 
intended to reduce the popluation of mid-continent light geese (MCLG). 
The new law authorizes the use of additional hunting methods to 
increase take of MCLG. In addition, a conservation order for the 
reduction of the MCLG population was authorized

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/16/99                     64 FR 7507
Final Action                    12/20/99                    64 FR 71236

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF85
_______________________________________________________________________




1513.  MMPA INCIDENTAL TAKE IN THE BEAUFORT SEA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking action reinstated our existing rule issued on 
January 28, 1999 (64 FR 4328) and codified at 50 CFR part 18, subpart J 
to authorize the incidental, unintentional take of small numbers of 
polar bears and Pacific walrus during oil and gas industry exploration, 
development, and production operations in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent 
northern coast of Alaska.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/03/00                      65 FR 105
NPRM Comment Period End         01/13/00
Final Rule                      02/03/00                     65 FR 5275

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Bridges, Office of Marine Mammals Management, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3816

RIN: 1018-AF87
BILLING CODE 4310-55-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


National Park Service (NPS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1514. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SYMBOLS: UNITED STATES PARK POLICE INSIGNIA

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

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1515. 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 462; 16 USC 9a

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                            12/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1516. 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 3101; 16 USC 450kk; 16 
USC 459d-3; 16 USC 459h-3; 16 USC

[[Page 22917]]

460cc-2(i); 16 USC 460ee; 16 USC 460m; 16 USC 698c; 16 USC 698f; 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                            12/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Carol McCoy, Mining and Minerals Branch, Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service, Room 221, 12795 West Alameda 
Parkway, Lakewood, CA 80225
Phone: 303 969-2096

RIN: 1024-AC53
_______________________________________________________________________




1517. 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 462k; 16 USC 9a

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                            01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1518. 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                            12/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1519. 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                            02/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

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

RIN: 1024-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________




1520.  RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
RESOURCES

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 5937

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will establish how NPS identifies what types and 
under what circumstances information may be withheld from FOIA requests 
under under section 207 of the NPS Omnibus Management Act. That statute 
allows information about National Park System resources to be withheld 
under FOIA unless the Secretary determines that release would not 
create an unreasonable risk of harm, theft, or destruction of the 
resource, would further the purposes of the NPS unit, and is consistent 
with other applicable laws.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 22918]]

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: K.C. Becker, Attorney-Advisor, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Office of the Solicitor, 1849 C Street 
N.W., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-7957

RIN: 1024-AC75
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


National Park Service (NPS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1521. RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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

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

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                    12/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1522. 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

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                    03/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC23
_______________________________________________________________________




1523. 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                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1524. 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                    03/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________




1525. 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 3101 et seq; 16 USC 462(k)

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                            11/12/99                    64 FR 61563
NPRM Comment Period End         01/25/00                     65 FR 2920
Final Action                    05/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1526. 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 460(g); 16 USC 462(k); 16 
USC 9a

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                    02/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1527. APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL--SNOWMOBILES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1528. 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                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1024-AC68

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_______________________________________________________________________




1529. 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                    01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, 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-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________




1530. CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Priority: Other Significant

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

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                            06/30/99                    64 FR 35516
NPRM Comment Period End         12/22/99                    64 FR 63775
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC72
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


National Park Service (NPS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1531. PERSONAL WATERCRAFT

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 3

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/21/00                    65 FR 15077
Final Action Effective          04/20/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________




1532.  NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, SPECIAL REGULATIONS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

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

CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This temporary final rule amended the regulation for the 
National Capital Region to allow use of the area immediately 
surrounding the Washington Monument for fireworks for the official 
America's Millenium celebration marking the beginning of the year 2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Temporary Final Rule            12/20/99                    64 FR 70124

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Arnold Goldstein, Superintendent, National Capital 
Parks, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 900 Ohio 
Drive S.W., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 585-9880

RIN: 1024-AC76
BILLING CODE 4310-70-F

[[Page 22921]]

_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage


Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1533. USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF INDIAN JUDGMENT 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                           12/00/00

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, 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)



_______________________________________________________________________




1534. 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                            04/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/00

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, MS 3512 
MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4555

RIN: 1076-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________




1535. 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                            05/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1536. 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 396; 25 USC 473; 25 USC 
501; 5 USC 301

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Liaison Officer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Suite 300, 12136 West Bayaud 
Avenue, Lakewood Avenue, CO 80228
Phone: 303 969-5270

RIN: 1076-AD36
_______________________________________________________________________




1537. 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                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 22922]]

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Delores Springer, Midwest Regional Office, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, One Federal Drive, Room 550, 
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
Phone: 612 713-4400

RIN: 1076-AD46
_______________________________________________________________________




1538. PETITIONING PROCEDURES

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

Legal Authority: 25 USC 2; 25 USC 473a; 25 USC 476; 25 USC 477; 25 USC 
503; 25 USC 9; 5 USC 301

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                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Delores Springer, Midwest Regional Office, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, One Federal Drive, Room 550, 
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
Phone: 612 713-4400

RIN: 1076-AD47
_______________________________________________________________________




1539. ACADEMIC AND DORMITORY STANDARDS

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

Legal Authority: 25 USC 2; 25 USC 2001; 25 USC 2002; 25 USC 2003; 25 
USC 9; 5 USC 301; PL 95-561

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                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James C. Martin, Division Chief, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 208-5810

RIN: 1076-AD55
_______________________________________________________________________




1540. 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                            06/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1541. LOANS TO INDIANS FROM THE REVOLVING LOAN FUND

Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
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                            11/00/00

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, MS 4660 MIB, 1849 C Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4796

RIN: 1076-AD59
_______________________________________________________________________




1542. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
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                            04/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Joe Christie, Office of Indian Education Programs, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS -3530, MS 3512 
MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-6123

RIN: 1076-AD69
_______________________________________________________________________




1543. 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

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rewritten in plain English as part of the President's regulatory reform 
initiative.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lynn Forcia, Office of Economic Development, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 4640 MIB, 1849 C Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-5270

RIN: 1076-AD72
_______________________________________________________________________




1544. 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                            08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1076-AD73
_______________________________________________________________________




1545. 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                            05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lynn Forcia, Office of Economic Development, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 4640 MIB, 1849 C Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-5270

RIN: 1076-AD75
_______________________________________________________________________




1546. 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                            11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1076-AD85
_______________________________________________________________________




1547. ACQUISITION OF TITLE TO LAND IN TRUST

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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                            08/00/00

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

RIN: 1076-AD90
_______________________________________________________________________




1548. 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                            06/00/00

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

RIN: 1076-AD91

[[Page 22924]]

_______________________________________________________________________




1549. LAND ACQUISITIONS FOR GAMING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/00

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, 
MS 2070 MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-4066

RIN: 1076-AD93
_______________________________________________________________________




1550.  INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13; 25 USC 3201 
et seq; 42 USC 13031; 25 USC 3207

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau is revising subpart B to better reflect agency 
practices and to provide clearer guidance to tribes and tribal 
organizations that receive funds under the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/01

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
Phone: 505 248-6082

RIN: 1076-AD96
_______________________________________________________________________




1551.  CERTIFICATES OF DEGREE OF INDIAN BLOOD

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 70

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lee Fleming, Research, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3592

RIN: 1076-AD97
_______________________________________________________________________




1552.  ARRANGEMENT WITH STATES, TERRITORIES, OR OTHER AGENCIES 
FOR RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF INDIANS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 2

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This part, which allows BIA to seek arrangements with States 
or Counties or other Federal agencies to provide welfare for Indians 
residing in a State within the exterior boundaries of Indian 
reservations under BIA jurisdiction, will be deleted because it has 
never been used.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Larry R. Blair, Chief, Division of Social Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 4641, MS 4641 
MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AD98
_______________________________________________________________________




1553.  TRUST MANAGEMENT REFORM: LEASING, PERMITTING, GRAZING, 
PROBATE AND FUNDS HELD IN TRUST

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; R.S. 463; R.S. 465; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 
Stat. 855; R.S. 441; 43 USC 1457

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 15; 25 CFR 115; 25 CFR 162; 25 CFR 166

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking will make revisions necessary to enable the 
Secretary to fulfill his fiduciary responsibility to federally 
recognized tribes. Revisions in leasing include procedures for entering 
into leases on Indian lands and for accounting for the value of the 
leases to land owners. Revisions in grazing permits further standardize 
the process used in granting permits on Indian lands. New provisions 
for probate codify the probate process for Indian decendents' estates. 
Revisions to procedures for Individual Indian Monies standardize the 
process for collecting, distributing, and accounting for individual 
Indian monies from a variety of sources. Any cost associated with these 
regulations will be included in the BIA budget. There is no associated 
cost to the general public or to federally recognized tribes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Duncan Brown, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 7229 MIB, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4582
Fax: 202 219-2100
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1076-AE00

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1554. 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                    06/00/00

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

RIN: 1076-AC81
_______________________________________________________________________




1555. PREFERENCE IN EMPLOYMENT

Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 25 USC 479

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 5

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau is amending the preference in employment 
regulations to clarify that they apply not only within the bureau but 
within other organizations within the Department of the Interior.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/12/96                    61 FR 36671
NPRM Comment Period End         09/10/96
Final Action                    06/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1556. 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 1831; 25 USC 640

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                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Joe Herrin, Finance Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 3512 MIB, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-7658

RIN: 1076-AD08
_______________________________________________________________________




1557. INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE SUPPORT

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

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

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                    06/00/00
Final Action Effective          07/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1558. 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

[[Page 22926]]

regulations as are necessary to carry out the Act.

Statement of Need: The Department of the Interior (DOI) needs to 
clarify how it and the tribes will carry out their respective 
responsibilities under the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994. 
Provisions are needed to clarify or establish:

- Procedures for conducting negotiations, defining stable base budgets, 
time lines for the transfer of funds for tribes, and the amount of 
residual funds to be retained;
- The processes for accepting new tribes into the self-governance 
program planning and negotiation process for awarding planning and 
negotiation grants, for approving waiver requests, and for determining 
and negotiating tribal shares of BIA and eligible non-BIA programs;
- Mechanisms for reviewing tribal trust functions;
- Retrocession procedures
- Procedures for ensuring that proper health and safety standards exist 
in construction projects and are included in annual funding agreements;
- Reporting requirements of tribes and DOI; and
- A mechanism for negotiating the inclusion of specific provisions of 
Federal procurement regulations into annual funding agreements.
DOI expects that the rulemaking process will identify other components 
of the program that require clarification.

Summary of Legal Basis: The Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 requires 
DOI, upon request of a majority of self-governance tribes, to negotiate 
and promulgate regulations to carry out the tribal self-governance 
program. The Act calls for a negotiated rulemaking committee under 5 
USC 565, composed of Federal and tribal representatives, with a 
majority of the tribal representatives from self-governance tribes. The 
Act also authorizes DOI to adapt negotiated rulemaking procedures to 
the unique context of self-governance and the government-to-government 
relationship between the United States and the Indian tribes. On 
November 1, 1994, a majority of self-governance tribes wrote the 
Secretary requesting the immediate initiation of negotiated rulemaking.

Alternatives: There is a range of alternatives for each of the program 
components, from maintaining discretion and flexibility at the local 
level to standardizing requirements and procedures on the national 
level.

Anticipated Cost and Benefits: The rule is expected to promote greater 
efficiency of Federal and tribal government operations. It is also 
expected to reduce opportunity costs resulting from untimely Federal 
actions. The rule will improve the ability of Federal and tribal 
governments to plan their self-governance activities. This should lead 
to greater stability of operations. Clarifying procedures for 
conducting operations will improve the ability of governments to plan 
for the time and cost of conducting negotiations. Clarifying time lines 
for transfer of base funding and other funds to tribes will improve 
planning and reduce the opportunity costs resulting from the untimely 
transfer of funds under the self-governance program. Budget and 
operation planning will be improved by specifying the process for 
accepting additional tribes into the self-governance program planning 
and negotiating process as well as the process for awarding planning 
and negotiation grants. Since retrocession procedures will be 
specified, governments will be better able to plan for retrocessions. 
Standardization of tribal shares will allow the self-governance program 
to comply with statutory requirements not to limit or reduce the 
services, contracts, or funds that any other Indian tribe or tribal 
organization is eligible to receive.

Risks: By removing uncertainty and promoting a more stable framework 
for the program, the rule will greatly lower the risk of not achieving 
the stated goals of tribal self-governance. It will change the role of 
Federal agencies that serve tribes by shifting their responsibilities 
from day-to-day management of tribal affairs to those concerned with 
protecting and advocating tribal interests.

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                    09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal

Agency Contact: William Sinclair, Director, Office of Self-Governance, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 2542 MIB, 
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-0240

RIN: 1076-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________




1559. 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                    06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Leona Chapman, Acting Realty Officer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 101 North Fifth Strett, Muskogee, 
OK 74401
Phone: 918 687-2292

RIN: 1076-AD34

[[Page 22927]]

_______________________________________________________________________




1560. 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 75-39; PL 66-359

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                    04/00/00
Final Action Effective          06/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1561. IRRIGATION PROJECTS AND SYSTEMS

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

Legal Authority: 25 USC 385

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 171

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule governs the operation and maintenance of BIA-owned 
irrigation projects. It is being revised as part of the President's 
reinvention initiative.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/05/96                    61 FR 35167
NPRM Comment Period End         09/03/96
Final Action                    08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Civil Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4559, MIB, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5480

RIN: 1076-AD44
_______________________________________________________________________




1562. 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                    08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Civil Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4559, MIB, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5480

RIN: 1076-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________




1563. APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

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

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

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                    06/00/00
Final Action Effective          08/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1564. 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                    11/00/00

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, MS 4660 MIB, 1849 C Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4796

RIN: 1076-AD70

[[Page 22928]]

_______________________________________________________________________




1565. COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES

Priority: Routine and Frequent. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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

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                    05/00/00
Final Action Effective          06/00/00

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
Phone: 505 248-6082

RIN: 1076-AD76
_______________________________________________________________________




1566. 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                    06/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1567. 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                    06/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1568. LEASING AND PERMITTING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 162

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - To Be Replaced by 
RIN 1076-AE00.                  01/03/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark Bradford
Phone: 202 208-3598

RIN: 1076-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________




1569. ARRANGEMENT WITH STATES, TERRITORIES, OR OTHER AGENCIES FOR SOCIAL 
WELFARE AND RELIEF OF DISTRESS OF INDIANS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 21

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Replaced by RIN 
1076-AD98.                      01/03/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Larry R. Blair
Phone: 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AD61
_______________________________________________________________________




1570. TRIBAL REVENUE ALLOCATION PLANS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 290

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/17/00                    65 FR 14461
Final Action Effective          04/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George Skibine
Phone: 202 219-4066

RIN: 1076-AD74
_______________________________________________________________________




1571. CERTIFICATES OF DEGREE OF INDIAN BLOOD

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 70

[[Page 22929]]

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Replaced by RIN 
1076-AD97                       01/03/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lee Fleming
Phone: 202 208-3592

RIN: 1076-AD78
_______________________________________________________________________




1572. PREPARATION OF ROLLS OF INDIANS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 61

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/23/99                    64 FR 19896

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Daisy West
Phone: 202 208-2475
Fax: 202 501-0679

RIN: 1076-AD89
_______________________________________________________________________




1573. DISTRIBUTION OF FY 2000 INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS FUNDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 25 CFR 170

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/15/00                     65 FR 7431

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: LeRoy Gishi
Phone: 202 208-4359

RIN: 1076-AD99
BILLING CODE 4310-02-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1574. REFUNDS AND RECOUPMENT OF OVERPAYMENTS ON OCS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 181 et seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 25 USC 351 et 
seq; 25 USC 3716; 25 USC 3720a; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et seq; 
25 USC 9701; 5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 1001 et seq; 25 USC 1301 et seq; 
25 USC 1331 et seq; 25 USC 1735; 25 USC 1701 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                            10/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/00

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

RIN: 1010-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________




1575. 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                            04/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1010-AC29
_______________________________________________________________________




1576. 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
Supplementary Proposed Rule     11/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and Publications Staff,

[[Page 22930]]

Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 3021, PO 
Box 25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC30
_______________________________________________________________________




1577. 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                            12/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1010-AC31
_______________________________________________________________________




1578. 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                            05/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC43
_______________________________________________________________________




1579. 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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: 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: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________




1580. INCIDENT REPORTING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Recent rapid growth in offshore exploration and production 
activities in the Gulf of Mexico has led to an increase in accidents 
and fatalities. Since safety is our top priority, we must upgrade our 
accident investigation functions. To do this we need accurate and 
timely information. This rule is the only way to require operators, 
lessees, and permit holders in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to 
give us a written report about each OCS accident. It will also 
establish clearer guidelines for accident reporting thresholds and 
timing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________




1581. ROYALTY RELIEF TERMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 396 et seq

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 203

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the circumstances that discontinue the 
existing royalty relief for end-of-life leases.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,

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Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC58
_______________________________________________________________________




1582. VALUATION OF FEDERAL GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES USED TO GENERATE 
ELECTRICITY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq, 2101 et seq; 30 
USC 181 et seq, 1001 et seq, 1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et 
seq, 1801 et seq; 30 CFR 206

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule contains procedures to use in valuing geothermal 
resources used to generate electricity.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/19/99                    64 FR 45213
NPRM                            09/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1010-AC59
_______________________________________________________________________




1583.  RECORDS AND FILES MAINTENANCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq, 2101 et seq; 30 
USC 181 et seq, 351 et seq, 1001 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et 
seq, 1331 et seq, 1801 et seq

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend records and files maintenance 
regulations to incorproate the longer retention requirements for 
records related to Federal oil and gas.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1010-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________




1584.  DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a)

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend MMS' regulations governing operations in 
the Outer Continental Shelf to update decommissioning requirements. The 
new layout of the rule follows the logical sequence of plugging a well, 
decommissioning the platform and pipeline, and clearing the waste site. 
The proposed rule also updates the requirements to reflect changes in 
technology. We have restructured the requirements to make the 
regulations easier to read and understand. The proposed technical 
changes will help ensure that lessees decommission operations safely 
and effectively.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________




1585.  UPDATE OF DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: API/ISO 
10432

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a)

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will incorporate a document by reference into 30 
CFR part 250. The document is an international standard daeling with 
downhole equipment and subsurface safety valve equipment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC66
_______________________________________________________________________




1586.  UPDATE OF DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: NACE MR 
0175-99 ETC.

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a)

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule incorporates by reference recent revisions of the 
following documents: NACE MR 0175-99; API Specification Q1, 6th 
edition; API, RP 2D, Cranes; API, MPMS, Chapter 4, Section 6; API, MPMS 
Chapter 4, Section 7.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

[[Page 22932]]

Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC67
_______________________________________________________________________




1587.  REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING SURETY BONDS FOR THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 256

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would change requirements governing surety bonds 
for activities on the Outer Continental Shelf. These changes will 
codify the terms and conditions under which a surety will be relieved 
of responsibility when MMS terminates the period and liability of a 
bond. Codifying these terms and conditions is necessary to clarify the 
responsbilities of the lessee after the lease expires.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC68
_______________________________________________________________________




1588.  OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING-BIDDING 
SYSTEMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 and 1337

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 260

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule rewrites the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Bidding 
System procedures in plain language. It also adds a new section that 
addresses how leases sold after the year 2000 may receive royalty 
suspensions on an OCS field. This new section is included because 
offering royalty suspensions is part of the bidding system that will be 
used in future oil and gas lease sales. The current rule specifies 
royalty suspension volumes that apply across the board to water depth 
categopries in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico sales from 1995 
through 2000. The new rule provdies for a more sleective, sale-specific 
approach to granting royalty suspensions. It also explains how 
different categoties of leases will share royatly relief on a common 
field after 2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC69
_______________________________________________________________________




1589.  AMENDMENTS TO SALE OF FEDERAL ROYALTY OIL (SMALL REFINER 
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et 
seq; 30 USC 1301 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 208

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would remove the requirement that MMS collect fees 
from small refiners to recover the administrative cost of the small 
refiner royalty-in-kind program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1010-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________




1590.  DEEP WATER ROYALTY RELIEF FOR OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL 
AND GAS LEASES ISSUED AFTER 2000

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et seq; 25 USC 2101 et 
seq; 30 ISC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 
1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 
USC 1810 et seq

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 203

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Some of the leases issued after the year 2000 in the deep 
water of the Gulf of Mexico may need development incentives, especially 
if most of the better prospects have already been leased. The current 
regulations only allow leases issued before November 28, 1995, to apply 
for royalty relief. Unless we revise these regulations, new leases on 
non-producing fields cannot apply for royalty relief under our 
established deep water royalty relief program. This rule change also 
establishes guidelines for seeking royalty relief outside our existing 
programs for end-of-life or deep water royalty relief, if the 
circumstances serve the objectves of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1010-AC71

[[Page 22933]]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1591. VALUATION OF OIL FROM INDIAN LEASES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 2101 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 30 USC 1001 et 
seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 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.

Statement of Need: Current oil valuation regulations rely primarily on 
posted prices and prices under arm's-length sales to value oil that is 
not sold at arm's-length. Recently, posted prices have become 
increasingly suspect as a fair measure of market value. This rulemaking 
would modify valuation regulations to place substantial reliance on the 
highest of crude oil futures prices, major portion prices, or gross 
proceeds. It would eliminate any direct reliance on posted prices. This 
rulemaking would also add more certainty to valuation of oil produced 
from Indian leases.

Summary of Legal Basis: The primary legal basis for this rulemaking is 
the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, as amended, 
which defines the Secretary of the Interior's (1) authority to 
implement and maintain a royalty management system for oil and gas 
leases on Indian lands, and (2) trust responsibility to administer 
Indian oil and gas resources.

Alternatives: We considered a range of valuation alternatives. Among 
these were: (1) Making minor adjustments to the current gross proceeds 
valuation method using spot prices; (2) using index-based prices with 
fixed adjustments for production from specific geographic zones; (3) 
relying on some type of field pricing other than posted prices; and (4) 
taking oil in-kind.

We chose the higher of New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) futures 
prices, major portion prices in the field or area, or gross proceeds 
received by the lessee or its affiliate. We chose NYMEX-based prices as 
one of three measures of value because NYMEX represents the price for a 
widely-traded domestic crude oil, there is little likelihood that any 
particular participant in NYMEX trading could affect the prices, and 
NYMEX prices are regarded by many experts to be the best available 
measure of oil market value.

Anticipated Cost and Benefits: We estimate compliance with this 
rulemaking would cost the oil and gas industry approximately $46,000 
annually. Additional costs to industry and MMS would be up-front 
computer programming and other administrative costs associated with 
processing the new form. The benefits of this rulemaking would be an 
estimated $3.6 million increase in annual royalties collected on oil 
produced from Indian leases. Additional benefits would include 
simplification and increased certainty of oil pricing, reduced audit 
efforts, and reduced valuation determinations and associated 
litigation.

Risks: The risk of not modifying current oil valuation regulations is 
that Indian recipients may not receive royalties based on the highest 
paid price or offered for the major portion of oil produced--a common 
requirement in most Indian leases. These modifications ensure that the 
Department fulfills its trust responsibilities for administering Indian 
oil and gas leases under governing mineral leasing laws, treaties, and 
lease terms.

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              01/05/00                      65 FR 403
Comment Period End              03/06/00
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

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

RIN: 1010-AC24
_______________________________________________________________________




1592. TRAINING LESSEE AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN OIL AND GAS 
OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Priority: Other Significant

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                            04/20/99                    64 FR 19318
NPRM Comment Period End         07/19/99
Final Action                    07/00/00

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: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC41
_______________________________________________________________________




1593. 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

[[Page 22934]]

Abstract: This rule will expand the provisions governing research by 
requiring everyone conducting geological and geophysical scientific 
research without a permit to file a notice with MMS. These revisions 
respond to changes in technology and practice.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/08/99                    64 FR 68649
NPRM Comment Period End         02/07/00
Final Action                    09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC48
_______________________________________________________________________




1594. PRODUCER-OPERATED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF PIPELINES THAT CROSS 
DIRECTLY INTO STATE WATERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A 1996 Memorandum of Understanding between the Departments of 
the Interior and Commerce agreed that interior would regulate producer-
operated pipelines in the OCS and Transportation would regulate 
transporter-operated pipelines. This rule will implement the terms of 
the memorandum. It will ensure that 35 Gulf of Mexico and 10 California 
producer-operated pipelines are regulated by the Department of the 
Interior.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/01/99                    64 FR 53298
NPRM Comment Period End         11/30/99
Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC56
_______________________________________________________________________




1595.  FORMS AND REPORTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq, 2101 et seq; 30 
USC 181 et seq, 351 et seq, 101 et seq, 1701 et seq; 31 USC 3176 et 
seq, 9701 ; 43 USC 1301 et seq, 1331 et seq, 1801 et seq

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 210

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update the list of Royalty Management Program 
information collections, the purpose of the collections, and the 
estimated reporting burden associated with each collection. It will 
also update MMS mailing addresses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1010-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1596. ROYALTY PAYMENT LIABILITY

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 2101 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et 
seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 
351 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                    04/00/01

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

RIN: 1010-AB45

[[Page 22935]]

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1597. CREDIT ADJUSTMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 2101 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et 
seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 
351 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 
1801 et seq; 5 USC 301 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                            04/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1010-AB73
_______________________________________________________________________




1598. 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; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1801 et 
seq; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 
396a et seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 30 
USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 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 defines the assessment criteria. 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                            04/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1010-AC34
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1599. VALUATION OF OIL FROM FEDERAL MINERAL LEASES

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Supplementary Proposed Rule     12/30/99                    64 FR 73820
NPRM Comment Period End         01/31/00
Final Action                    03/15/00                    65 FR 14022
Final Action Effective          06/01/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: David.G[email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC09
_______________________________________________________________________




1600. POSTLEASE OPERATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 218.154; 30 CFR 250.1 to 250.29; 30 CFR 256.1; 30 
CFR 256.4; 30 CFR 256.55; 30 CFR 256.73

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/28/99                    64 FR 72756
Final Action Effective          01/27/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC32
_______________________________________________________________________




1601. REVIEWING EXPLORATION PLANS AND DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION PLANS 
FOR COASTAL ZONE CONSISTENCY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/01/99                    64 FR 53195
Final Action Effective          11/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC42

[[Page 22936]]

_______________________________________________________________________




1602. DEEP WATER EMERGENCY WELL CONTROL OPERATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
will be taken at this time.     08/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________




1603. UPDATE OF DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/04/00                      65 FR 217
Final Action Effective          02/03/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joseph Levine
Phone: 703 787-1032
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC55
BILLING CODE 4310-MR-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)



_______________________________________________________________________




1604. 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 poilicy 
Act of 1992.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/00

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, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2634

RIN: 1029-AB70
_______________________________________________________________________




1605. 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 would amend our 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                            09/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1606. 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 would require the surface coal mining permittee to 
have an emergency action plan (EAP) when 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 would 
ensure 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                            08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Ruchi Kohli, Civil Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2971

RIN: 1029-AB92
_______________________________________________________________________




1607. 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 mine operators the option of 
electronically filing the information required by the OSM-1 form. The 
form is used by coal mine 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                            04/00/00

[[Page 22937]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Earl Bandy, Office, Department of the Interior, Office 
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 2679 Regency Road, 
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 303 233-2796

RIN: 1029-AB95
_______________________________________________________________________




1608.  ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 870.15

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would establish a new dollar threshold of $10,000 
for Abandoned Mine Land (AML) fee payments. When an operator reaches 
the threshhold, the operator will have to make quartetly AML fee 
payments by electronic fund transfer to the Treasury Financial 
Communications System or another electronic fund transfer mechanism 
approved by the U.S. Treasury Department. The increased use of 
electronic funds transfer by those paying fees will allow the 
Department to expedite and stremline its fee collection efforts.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Sean Spillane, Team, Department of the Interior, Office 
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Building 20 - Room B-
2005, Denver, CO 80225
Phone: 303 236-0330

RIN: 1029-AB96
_______________________________________________________________________




1609.  TEMPORARY CESSATION OF MINING OPERATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 816; 30 CFR 817

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would affect surface coal mining and reclamation 
operations that operate under an approved permit and taht temporarily 
cease operations. The rule would require a permittee that wishes to 
cease operations to submit a notice of intention to cease or abandon 
mining and reclamation operations. The notice would include: the number 
of acres affected under the permit before operations cease, the extenet 
that reclamation has been accomplished, and a list of activities that 
would continue during the cessation. This rule is needed to ensure that 
reclamation of mined land is not unnecessarily delayed, that any 
operation for which temporary cessation is requested complies with 
environmental performance standards, and that hazards to public health 
and safety will be eliminated during the time of the temporary 
cessation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/00

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

RIN: 1029-AB97
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)



_______________________________________________________________________




1610. INDIAN LANDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 700; 30 CFR 740; 30 CFR 750

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would 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 the Surface mining Control and Reclamation Act. The 
rule is being proposed to implement a settlement agreement.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/19/99                     64 FR 8464
Final Action                    09/00/00

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, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2713

RIN: 1029-AB83
_______________________________________________________________________




1611. OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL--REDESIGN

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation: 40 CFR 774; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 778; 30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 
724; 30 CFR 842

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would replace the April 21, 1997, interim rule 
published to comply with the January 31, 1997, decision of the U.S. 
Court of Appeals. It will further clarify the definition and 
application of the terms ``owned and controlled'' and ``owns or 
controls'' in the permitting and enforcement processes. In developing 
this rule, we will examine current permitting and emforcement issues in 
order to ensure continued effective implementation of secgtion 520(c) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/26/97                    62 FR 63044
NPRM                            12/21/98                    63 FR 70580
Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

[[Page 22938]]

Agency Contact: Earl Bandy, Office, Department of the Interior, Office 
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 2679 Regency Road, 
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 303 233-2796

RIN: 1029-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)



_______________________________________________________________________




1612. DEFINITION AND CRITERIA FOR VALID EXISTING RIGHTS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 740; 30 CFR 745; 30 CFR 761; 30 CFR 772; 30 CFR 
780; 30 CFR 784

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/17/99                    64 FR 70766

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Dennis Rice
Phone: 202 208-2829

RIN: 1029-AB42
_______________________________________________________________________




1613. PROHIBITIONS UNDER SECTION 522(E) OF SMCRA

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 761

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/17/99                    64 FR 70838

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Broderick
Phone: 202 208-2700

RIN: 1029-AB82
BILLING CODE 4310-05-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Bureau of Reclamation (RB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1614. CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA--PURPOSES, USES, AND 
ALLOCATION OF WATER SUPPLIES

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 432; 50 CFR 1

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
will be taken at this time.     01/03/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Betty Riley Simpson
Phone: 916 978-5196

RIN: 1006-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________




1615. ACREAGE LIMITATION RULES FOR TRUSTS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 428

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/26/00                     65 FR 4304

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Richardson
Phone: 202 208-4291

RIN: 1006-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________




1616. RECOVERING THE VALUE OF RIGHTS OF USE AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 429

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
will be taken at this time.     01/03/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Larry Schluntz
Phone: 303 445-2901

RIN: 1006-AA39
BILLING CODE 4310-09-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



_______________________________________________________________________




1617. 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

[[Page 22939]]

Final Rule for Minimum Impact 
Land Use Permits Only           06/24/96                    61 FR 32351
Final Rule Effective for Minimum 
Impact Land Use Permits Only    07/24/96
Third NPRM                      08/00/00

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AB51
_______________________________________________________________________




1618. 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                            09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Room 420, Regulatory Management 
Team, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AB77
_______________________________________________________________________




1619. DESERT LAND ENTRIES

Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
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                            10/00/00

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC56
_______________________________________________________________________




1620. 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                            03/00/01

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC59
_______________________________________________________________________




1621. 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 2310; 43 CFR 2370

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations on withdrawals and 
revocations of withdrawals to streamline operations and clarify the 
regulations. It will also amend the regulations to expedite the opening 
of formerly withdrawn lands to the operation of the public land laws.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________




1622. COST RECOVERY; MINERAL FILINGS AND OPERATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 22; 30 
USC 351 to 360; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1734; 50 USC app 565

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100; 43 CFR 3200; 43 CFR 3400; 43 CFR 3500; 43 
CFR 3600; 43 CFR 3700; 43 CFR 3800

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend regulations for user fees for locatable 
minerals, mineral materials, and leasable minerals (solids and fluids) 
to adjust current fees or establish new fees in accordance with title V 
of the Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 (user charges), 
OMB Circular A-25 ``User Charges'' and section 304 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976.

[[Page 22940]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Durga N. Rimal, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0350
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________




1623. 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                            07/00/00

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-AC76
_______________________________________________________________________




1624. LAND CLASSIFICATION

Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1411 to 1418; 43 USC 315; 43 USC 869; EO 6910; 
EO 6964

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                            10/00/00

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC78
_______________________________________________________________________




1625. CAREY ACT GRANTS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
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              12/00/00

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC80
_______________________________________________________________________




1626. 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                            12/00/00

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC84
_______________________________________________________________________




1627. APPEALS PROCEDURES; HEARINGS PROCEDURES

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

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

[[Page 22941]]

NPRM Comment Period End         01/17/97                    61 FR 58160
Second NPRM                     06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio, Regulatory Analyst, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC99
_______________________________________________________________________




1628. 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                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Room 420, Regulatory Management 
Team, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD00
_______________________________________________________________________




1629. 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 6600; 43 CFR 8365

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                            03/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1630. 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: 30 USC 1001 et seq; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3280

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will rewrite unit agreement regulations, reduce and 
streamline information and permitting requirements, provide BLM maximum 
flexibility in permitting decision making to accommodate the full range 
of unitization scenarios, and reorganize the regulations to make 
specific requirements easier to find and understand.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio, Regulatory Analyst, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________




1631. 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 1266; 30 USC 189; 30 USC 359; 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                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Bill Radden-LeSage, Mining Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 452-0360
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD11

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1632. 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 proposed rule would add a new subpart to BLM's oil and 
gas regulations implementing new statutory authority allowing operators 
to form units in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPRA). The rule 
would also:
(A) allow for waiver suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty 
payments for NPRA leases;
(B) allow for suspension of operations and production for NPRA leases;
(C) amend existing regulatory language to set the primary lease term 
for an NPRA lease at 10 years; and
(D) add a new subpart to the NPRA regulations on subsurface storage 
agreements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

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, 1849 
C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0341
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD13
_______________________________________________________________________




1633. 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: 31 USC 1601 et seq; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1880

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update the regulations on payments to State 
and local governments in lieu of taxes to reflect changes in law.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD23
_______________________________________________________________________




1634. USE AUTHORIZATIONS (RECREATION)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

Legal Authority: 16 USC 460l-6a; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 8370

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations on the issuance of 
special recreation permits for purposes of clarification and updating 
and will add regulations on the issuance of recreation use permits for 
the use of fee areas.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD25
_______________________________________________________________________




1635. 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                            05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Durga N. Rimal, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0350
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD29
_______________________________________________________________________




1636. 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.

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

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3730; 43 CFR 3740; 43 CFR 3820; 43 CFR 3860; 43 
CFR 3870

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                            03/00/01

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 hasremained 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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD32
_______________________________________________________________________




1637. ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS ALLOTMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740; PL 105-276

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                            02/08/00                     65 FR 6260
NPRM Comment Period End         04/10/00
Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Frank Bruno, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, MS 401-LS, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0352
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________




1638. CONSERVATION; HELIUM LEASING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1701 et seq.; 50 USC 167

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 16; 43 CFR 3196

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will redesignate, amend, and extend the regulations 
on conservation of helium to facilitate administration and 
implementation of provisions in the Helium Privatization Act. The rule 
will move these regulations to 43 CFR subpart 3196 to consolidate 
helium-related regulations in one area for ease in finding and 
complying with them.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Joseph B. Peterson, Chief, Division of Helium 
Resources, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
Amarillo Field Office, 801 S. Fillmore, Suite 500, Amarillo, TX 79101
Phone: 806 324-2614

RIN: 1004-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________




1639. TIMBER EXPORT AND SUBSTITUTION

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 617; 43 USC 1701 et seq.

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4; 43 CFR 5400; 43 CFR 5420; 43 CFR 5440

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will implement the Forest Resources Conservation 
and Shortage Relief Act of 1990, as amended, by prohibiting, with 
certain exceptions, the exportation of unprocessed timber from Federal 
lands west of the 100th Meridian in the contiguous 48 States, and 
prohibiting direct and indirect substitution of non-Federal for Federal 
timber. It would allow exceptions for timber surplus to domestic needs, 
and set up sourcing areas for this timber. The rule will establish 
civil penalties and administrative remedies for violations of the Act 
or the regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: John Styduhar, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office, 1515 S.W. 5th 
Ave., Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503 952-6454

RIN: 1004-AD37
_______________________________________________________________________




1640. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMPLIANCE

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: 43 USC 1701 et seq.

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CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1890

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will clarify the respective responsibilities of BLM 
and the holders of various BLM authorizations with regard to releases 
of hazardous materials and other violations of environmental law caused 
by the holder or the holder's operator on public lands.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio, Regulatory Analyst, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD38
_______________________________________________________________________




1641.  RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES; RIGHTS-OF-WAY 
UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 43 USC 1733; 43 USC 1734; 43 USC 1740; 43 USC 1761; 43 
USC 1762; 30 USC 185

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2800; 43 CFR 2880

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will describe how BLM will charge annual rents for 
fiber optic systems on rights-of-way on Federal and public lands. Fiber 
optic systems do not fit traditional concepts of rights-of-way and are 
not easily accommodated by BLM's current rent schedules. BLM is 
therefore seeking comments on how to charge rents for this emerging 
technology.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ron Montagna, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 260, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7782
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD39
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



_______________________________________________________________________




1642. MANAGEMENT OF DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1131 et seq; 43 USC 1701 et seq

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 6300; 43 CFR 8560

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the existing regulations to remove 
obsolete provisions, clarify and simplify the regulations, and add 
provisions on access to inholdings, rights-of-way, use of mechanized 
equipment by certain individuals, access by Native Americans.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/19/96                    61 FR 66968
NPRM Comment Period End         02/18/97
Final Action                    06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Jarvis, Wilderness Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5189
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AB69
_______________________________________________________________________




1643. 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                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Donnie Shaw, Fluid Minerals Group, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0382
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________




1644. RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES; RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE 
MINERAL LEASING ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

Legal Authority: 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                            06/15/99                    64 FR 32106
NPRM Comment Period End         10/13/99
Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ron Montagna, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior,

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Bureau of Land Management, 260, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7782
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________




1645. INDIAN ALLOTMENTS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 25 USC 334; 25 USC 336; 43 USC 1201

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         09/13/99                    64 FR 38172
Final Action                    08/00/00

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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________




1646. 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), combined hydrocarbon leasing (part 3140) and oil 
and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska (part 3130). 
The rule will: (1) cite industry standards and incorporate them by 
reference rather than repeat those standards in the rule; (2) 
incorporate the requirements of the Onshore Oil and Gas Orders and 
national notices to lessees into the regulations to eliminate overlap 
with current regulations; (3) use performance standards in certain 
places instead of prescriptive requirements to allow more flexibility 
for operators and to protect the environment and Federal royalty 
interests; (4) revise and replace BLM's unitization regulations with a 
more flexible unit agreement process; and (5) eliminate redundancies, 
clarify procedures and regulatory requirements and streamline 
procedures.

Statement of Need: This rulemaking complies with the requirements of 
the Government Performance and Results Act, the recommendations of the 
National Performance Review, and other initiatives. It will be 
presented in a user-friendly format, presented by process rather than 
by subject matter.

Summary of Legal Basis: The Mineral Leasing Act gives BLM the authority 
to issue and administer the terms of oil and gas leases on Federal 
lands, to conduct inspections of drilling operations and to promulgate 
and enforce regulations pertaining to oil and gas leasing and 
operations. BLM is the only Federal agency with authority to issue 
leases for publicly owned oil and gas resources.

Alternatives: The only alternative to the proposed regulations would be 
to continue to operate under the existing regulations. These 
regulations are not performance-based and are at times ambiguous and 
hard to understand. Further, the important information found in Onshore 
Operating Orders is published separately from the regulations and at 
irregular intervals.

Anticipated Cost and Benefits: BLM anticipates the following benefits: 
(1) more clearly written rules will be better understood by both oil 
and gas lessees and operators and members of the general public; (2) 
performance standards, rather than prescriptive requirements, will 
allow lessees and operators and BLM greater flexibility to deal with 
unique geological or engineering circumstances within the standards set 
by the rule; and (3) streamlining and clarifying procedures will result 
in better customer service and decreased time and money for both BLM 
and the user public.

Risks: The public may misunderstand one or more performance standards. 
BLM will publish user guides that explain in detail the standards and 
will provide examples of how operators might meet specific standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/03/98                    63 FR 66840
NPRM Comment Period End         07/19/99                    64 FR 29256
Final Action                    09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

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

RIN: 1004-AC94
_______________________________________________________________________




1647. SURFACE MANAGEMENT (LOCATABLE MINERALS)

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

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

Statement of Need: Current locatable mineral mining regulations provide 
insufficient environmental protection and insufficient enforcement 
authority for BLM to regulate mining activities which disturb 5 acres 
or less of public lands. The proposed regulations would strengthen 
environmental protection and would increase BLM's oversight of

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mining operations on 5 acres or less of public lands.

Summary of Legal Basis: Section 302(b) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act gives the Secretary of the Interior or his or her 
delegated representative the authority to regulate the use, occupancy 
and development of public lands. Although the Secretary may not impair 
the rights of mining claimants by regulating these activities, he or 
she may take any action necessary to prevent the unnecessary and undue 
degradation of the public lands.

Alternatives: The proposed rule could consider three alternatives for 
increasing oversight on mining activities which disturb 5 acres or less 
of public lands: (1) repeal the current notice provision and treat 
these small operations like large ones; (2) narrow the scope of the 
notice exception so that it does not apply in areas of environmental 
sensitivity; and (3) better protect the environment against abuse by 
measures such as requiring more information from operators, giving BLM 
a longer time to review the notices, and imposing greater penalties for 
not meeting notice requirements.

Anticipated Cost and Benefits: The Department has prepared a cost-
benefit analysis. On balance the general public is expected to benefit 
by decreasing the public health and safety costs associated with the 
clean-up of hazardous and toxic substances generated by the mining of 
various locatable minerals (acid, draining, etc.). There may be 
slightly increased costs to operators on mining claims from their 
exploration, development, and reclamation activities, if the surface 
management regulations require using the best available technology in 
exploration, mining, and reclamation activities.

Risks: Claimants unable to comply with increased mining costs could 
cease operations and go out of business. Some portion of the mining 
industry could cease exploration and mining operations in the United 
States and begin or increase mining operations in other countries whose 
policies are less stringent.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/09/99                     64 FR 6422
NPRM Comment Period End         05/10/99
Supplementary Proposed Rule     10/26/99                    64 FR 57613
NPRM Comment Period End         02/23/00
Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Robert Anderson, Minerals Resources, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 208-4201
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD22
_______________________________________________________________________




1648. 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 
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 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. The interim final rule only implements the statutory changes 
in the FY 99 Appropriations Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              08/27/99                    64 FR 47018
NPRM                            08/27/99                    64 FR 47023
NPRM Comment Period End         10/26/99
Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: 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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD31
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



_______________________________________________________________________




1649. 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

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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, Mineral Resources, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 703 440-1728
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC27
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Office of the Secretary (OS)



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1650. WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS

Priority: Other Significant

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

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1278

CFR Citation: 43 CFR 39

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would establish uniform standards and procedures by 
which the Department of the Interior, through its agencies that 
administer rivers in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (Bureau 
of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park 
Service), will consider Federal licensing of, or assistance to, water 
resources projects affecting designated Wild and Scenic Rivers or 
congressionally authorized Study Rivers.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/09/98                    63 FR 67834
NPRM Comment Period End         02/08/99
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: John Haubert, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Department of 
the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Room 3230, 1849 C Street N.W., 
Room 3230, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4290
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1093-AA08
[FR Doc. 00-7490 Filed 04-21-00; 8:45 am]
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