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

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)






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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

25 CFR Ch. I

30 CFR Chs. II and VII

36 CFR Ch. I

43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II

48 CFR Ch. 14

50 CFR Chs. I and IV

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled 
for review or development between spring 2010 and fall 2010. 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 regarding a particular rule to the agency contact listed in 
the entry for that rule. You should direct general comments relating to 
the agenda to the Office of Executive Secretariat, Department of the 
Interior, at the address above or at 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 these effects.

Dated: March 18, 2010.

 John A. Strylowski,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

                            United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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200         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Regulations That Establish     1018-AX19
            Exemptions for Certain Antelope Species...............................................
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201         Revised Requirements for Well Plugging and Platform Decommissioning...................    1010-AD61
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Department of the Interior (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



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200.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 
REVISION OF REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN ANTELOPE 
SPECIES

Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq

Abstract: We are publishing a final rule to repeal section (h) from 50 
CFR 17.21. This final rule is in response to a judicial decision that 
50 CFR 17.21(h) was promulgated in contradiction to the Endangered 
Species Act.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    04/00/10

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: Timothy Jon Van Norman, Chief, Branch of Permits, 
Division of Management Authority, International Affairs, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North 
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2350
Fax: 703 358-2281
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AX19
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Department of the Interior (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



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201. REVISED REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL PLUGGING AND PLATFORM DECOMMISSIONING

Legal Authority: 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1334

Abstract: This rule would establish timely submission requirements for 
decommissioning and abandonment plans, and establish deadlines for 
decommissioning permits. The rule would also implement timeframes and 
clarify requirements for plugging and abandonment of idle wells and 
decommissioning idle facilities.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/00/10
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/11

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: William Hauser, Department of the Interior, Minerals 
Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1613
Fax: 703 787-1546
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AD61
[FR Doc. 2010-8937 Filed 04-23-10; 8:45 am]
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