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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
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Semiannual regulatory agenda.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice provides the
semiannual agenda of rules scheduled
for review or development between Fall
2020 and Fall 2021. The Regulatory
Flexibility Act and Executive Order
12866 require publication of the agenda.
ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated,
all agency contacts are located at the
SUMMARY:
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
NW, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
should direct all comments and
inquiries about these rules to the
appropriate agency contact. You should
direct general comments relating to the
agenda to the Office of Executive
Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs,
Department of the Interior, at the
address above or at 202–208–3181.
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.
This edition of the Unified Agenda of
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory
Actions includes The Regulatory Plan,
which appears in both the online
Unified Agenda and in part II of the
Federal Register that includes the
Unified Agenda. The Department’s
Statement of Regulatory Priorities is
included in the Plan.
In some cases, the Department has
withdrawn rules that were placed on
previous agendas for which there has
been no publication activity or for
which a proposed or interim rule was
published. There is no legal significance
to the omission of an item from this
agenda. Withdrawal of a rule does not
necessarily mean that the Department
will not proceed with the rulemaking.
Withdrawal allows the Department to
assess the action further and determine
whether rulemaking is appropriate.
Following such an assessment, the
Department may determine that certain
rules listed as withdrawn under this
agenda are appropriate for
promulgation. If that determination is
made, such rules will comply with
Executive Order 13771.
Bivan R. Patnaik,
Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs,
Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs.
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
272 ....................
Update of Regulations on Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates ....................................................................
1014–AA50
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LAND AND MINERALS MANAGEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
273 ....................
274 ....................
Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf ......................
Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention .......................................................................
1082–AA01
1082–AA02
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
275 ....................
276 ....................
277 ....................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021–22 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022–23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to the Regulations ....................................
1018–BE34
1018–BF07
1018–BF16
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
278 ....................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2020–2021 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ............................................
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
Proposed Rule Stage
272. • Update of Regulations on Relief
or Reduction in Royalty Rates
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C.
1337(a)(3)(A); 43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(B)
Abstract: BSEE has reviewed its
current regulations pertaining to royalty
relief and is considering modifications
to streamline the current provisions
related to royalty relief, in order to
reduce certain unnecessary regulatory
burdens imposed under the existing
regulations. BSEE’s modifications to the
existing regulations would increase
transparency, efficiency, and clarity
consistent with governing law.
Appropriately awarded royalty relief
helps to ensure America has a stable,
long-term energy supply while
protecting the American public (i.e.,
relief only provided when a lease/
project is uneconomic paying full
royalty). In addition, BSEE is
considering modifications for a
streamlined approach during
presidential declared emergencies.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
FR Cite
03/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom,
Acting Chief, Regulations and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787–
1751, Fax: 703 787–1555, Email:
kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov.
RIN: 1014–AA50
drilling and related operations within
the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea
Planning Areas on the Outer
Continental Shelf of Alaska. The
rulemaking for this RIN replaces the
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement’s RIN 1014–AA40.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
FR Cite
11/00/20
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Justin Abernathy,
Deputy Director for Policy, Office of the
Executive Secretariat and Regulatory
Affairs, Department of the Interior,
Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street
NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202
513–0357, Email: justin_abernathy@
ios.doi.gov.
RIN: 1082–AA01
274. Risk Management, Financial
Assurance and Loss Prevention
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
Abstract: As directed by Executive
Order 13795, the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management (BOEM) has
reconsidered its financial assurance
policies, as reflected in Notice to
Lessees No. 2016–N01 (September 12,
2016). In consideration of that review,
BOEM and the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) are
now developing a joint rule that is
intended to revise existing financial
assurance policies for oil and gas
operations on the Outer Continental
Shelf in order to ensure operator
compliance with financial and
performance obligations while reducing
unnecessary regulatory burdens.
Timetable:
Action
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Date
FR Cite
Proposed Rule Stage
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Action .........
273. Revisions to the Requirements for
Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic
Outer Continental Shelf
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 to
1356a; 33 U.S.C. 2701
Abstract: This proposed rule would
revise specific provisions of the
regulations published in the final Arctic
Exploratory Drilling Rule, 81 FR 46478
(July 15, 2016), which established a
regulatory framework for exploratory
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Justin Abernathy,
Deputy Director for Policy, Office of the
Executive Secretariat and Regulatory
Affairs, Department of the Interior,
Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street
NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202
513–0357, Email: justin_abernathy@
ios.doi.gov.
RIN: 1082–AA02
Assistant Secretary for Land and
Minerals Management (ASLM)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
275. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021–22
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or
Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712;
16 U.S.C. 742a–j
Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service proposes to establish annual
hunting regulations for certain
migratory game birds for the 2021–22
hunting season. We annually prescribe
outside limits (frameworks) within
which States may select hunting
seasons. This proposed rule provides
the regulatory schedule, announces the
Service Migratory Bird Regulations
Committee and Flyway Council
meetings, describes the proposed
regulatory alternatives for the 2021–22
duck hunting seasons, and requests
proposals from Indian Tribes that wish
to establish special migratory game bird
hunting regulations on Federal Indian
reservations and ceded lands.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM—Supplemental.
NPRM—Proposed
Frameworks.
NPRM—Proposed
Tribal Regulations.
Final Action—
Final Frameworks.
Final Action—
Final Tribal
Regulations.
Final Action—
Season Selections.
Date
10/09/20
11/09/20
FR Cite
85 FR 64097
11/00/20
01/00/21
01/00/21
04/00/21
06/00/21
06/00/21
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jerome Ford,
Assistant Director––Migratory Bird
Program, Department of the Interior,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS–MB, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803, Phone: 703
358–1050, Email: jerome_ford@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018–BE34
276. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022–23
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or
Partially Exempt.
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Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712;
16 U.S.C. 742a–j
Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service proposes to establish annual
hunting regulations for certain
migratory game birds for the 2022–23
hunting season. We annually prescribe
outside limits (frameworks) within
which States may select hunting
seasons. This proposed rule provides
the regulatory schedule, announces the
Service Migratory Bird Regulations
Committee and Flyway Council
meetings, describes the proposed
regulatory alternatives for the 2022–23
duck hunting seasons, and requests
proposals from Indian Tribes that wish
to establish special migratory game bird
hunting regulations on Federal Indian
reservations and ceded lands.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM—Supplemental.
NPRM—Proposed
Frameworks.
NPRM—Proposed
Tribal Regulations.
Final Action—
Final Frameworks.
Final Action—
Final Tribal
Regulations.
Final Action—
Season Selections.
FR Cite
06/00/21
09/00/21
12/00/21
Action
01/00/22
02/00/22
04/00/22
06/00/22
277. Importation, Exportation and
Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to
the Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668; 16
U.S.C. 704; 16 U.S.C. 712; 16 U.S.C.
1382; 16 U.S.C. 1538(d)–(f),; 16 U.S.C.
1540(f); 16 U.S.C. 33 8(d)–(f); 16 U.S.C.
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Date
NPRM ..................
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jerome Ford,
Assistant Director––Migratory Bird
Program, Department of the Interior,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS–MB, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803, Phone: 703
358–1050, Email: jerome_ford@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018–BF07
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3371 to 3378; 16 U.S.C. 4223 to 4244;
16 U.S.C. 4901 to 4916; 18 U.S.C. 42; 31
U.S.C. 42; 31 U.S.C. 9701
Abstract: We propose to rewrite our
regulations governing the importation
and exportation of wildlife to make
these regulations easier to understand.
In addition, we propose to revise the
inspection fees associated with the
importation and exportation of wildlife
and to update the list of species that
qualify as domesticated species, for
which U.S. Fish and Wildlife inspection
and clearance is not required. The
current inspection fees have been in
effect since 2012. The establishment of
these fees is consistent with the
Independent Offices Appropriations Act
of 1952 and OMB Circular No. A–25,
which provide that services provided by
Federal agencies are to be selfsustaining to the extent possible and
that fees assessed should be sufficient to
recover the full cost to the Federal
Government of providing the service
and are based on market prices.
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Edward Grace,
Assistant Director, Office of Law
Enforcement, Department of the Interior,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: LEO, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803, Phone: 703
358–1949, Fax: 703 358–1947, Email:
edward_grace@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018–BF16
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS)
Completed Actions
278. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2020–
2021 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or
Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712;
16 U.S.C. 742a–j
Abstract: This rule establishes
hunting regulations for certain
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migratory game birds for the 2020–2021
hunting season. Migratory game bird
hunting seasons provide opportunities
for recreation and sustenance; aid
Federal, State, and Tribal governments
in the management of migratory game
birds; and permit harvests at levels
compatible with migratory game bird
population status and habitat
conditions. We annually prescribe
outside limits (frameworks) within
which States may select hunting
seasons. We also work with Indian
tribes that wish to establish special
migratory game bird hunting regulations
on Federal Indian reservations and
ceded lands. For this rule, we used a
regulatory impact analysis developed in
2013 and incorporated the most recent
available data to quantify the costs and
benefits of different regulatory
alternatives.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM—Proposed
Frameworks.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM—Proposed
Tribal Regulations.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Frameworks
Final Tribal Regulations.
Season Selections.
Final Action Effective.
Final Action Effective.
Date
FR Cite
10/15/19
11/15/19
84 FR 55120
03/19/20
85 FR 15870
04/20/20
04/02/20
85 FR 18532
05/04/20
08/21/20
08/28/20
85 FR 51854
85 FR 53247
08/28/20
85 FR 53260
08/21/20
08/28/20
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner,
Chief, Branch of Conservation, Permits,
and Regulations, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB,
Falls Church, VA 22041, Phone: 703
358–2376, Fax: 703 358–2217, Email:
eric_kershner@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018–BD89
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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
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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 Fall 2020 and Fall 2021. 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 about these rules to the appropriate agency contact. You
should direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office of
Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, Department of the
Interior, at the address above or at 202-208-3181.
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.
This edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions includes The Regulatory Plan, which appears in
both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of the Federal Register
that includes the Unified Agenda. The Department's Statement of
Regulatory Priorities is included in the Plan.
In some cases, the Department has withdrawn rules that were placed
on previous agendas for which there has been no publication activity or
for which a proposed or interim rule was published. There is no legal
significance to the omission of an item from this agenda. Withdrawal of
a rule does not necessarily mean that the Department will not proceed
with the rulemaking. Withdrawal allows the Department to assess the
action further and determine whether rulemaking is appropriate.
Following such an assessment, the Department may determine that certain
rules listed as withdrawn under this agenda are appropriate for
promulgation. If that determination is made, such rules will comply
with Executive Order 13771.
Bivan R. Patnaik,
Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs, Executive Secretariat and
Regulatory Affairs.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
272....................... Update of Regulations on 1014-AA50
Relief or Reduction in
Royalty Rates.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management--Proposed Rule
Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
273....................... Revisions to the 1082-AA01
Requirements for
Exploratory Drilling on
the Arctic Outer
Continental Shelf.
274....................... Risk Management, Financial 1082-AA02
Assurance and Loss
Prevention.
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
275....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BE34
2021-22 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
276....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BF07
2022-23 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
277....................... Importation, Exportation 1018-BF16
and Transportation of
Wildlife; Updates to the
Regulations.
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
278....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BD89
2020-2021 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Proposed Rule Stage
272. Update of Regulations on Relief or Reduction in Royalty
Rates
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(A); 43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(B)
Abstract: BSEE has reviewed its current regulations pertaining to
royalty relief and is considering modifications to streamline the
current provisions related to royalty relief, in order to reduce
certain unnecessary regulatory burdens imposed under the existing
regulations. BSEE's modifications to the existing regulations would
increase transparency, efficiency, and clarity consistent with
governing law. Appropriately awarded royalty relief helps to ensure
America has a stable, long-term energy supply while protecting the
American public (i.e., relief only provided when a lease/project is
uneconomic paying full royalty). In addition, BSEE is considering
modifications for a streamlined approach during presidential declared
emergencies.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 03/00/21
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, Acting Chief, Regulations and
Standards Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166,
Phone: 703 787-1751, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1014-AA50
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)
Proposed Rule Stage
273. Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the
Arctic Outer Continental Shelf
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a; 33 U.S.C. 2701
Abstract: This proposed rule would revise specific provisions of
the regulations published in the final Arctic Exploratory Drilling
Rule, 81 FR 46478 (July 15, 2016), which established a regulatory
framework for exploratory drilling and related operations within the
Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas on the Outer Continental
Shelf of Alaska. The rulemaking for this RIN replaces the Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement's RIN 1014-AA40.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 11/00/20
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Justin Abernathy, Deputy Director for Policy,
Office of the Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, Department
of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street NW, Washington,
DC 20240, Phone: 202 513-0357, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1082-AA01
274. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
Abstract: As directed by Executive Order 13795, the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management (BOEM) has reconsidered its financial assurance
policies, as reflected in Notice to Lessees No. 2016-N01 (September 12,
2016). In consideration of that review, BOEM and the Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) are now developing a joint rule
that is intended to revise existing financial assurance policies for
oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf in order to
ensure operator compliance with financial and performance obligations
while reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 10/16/20 85 FR 65904
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/15/20
Final Action........................ 02/00/21
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Justin Abernathy, Deputy Director for Policy,
Office of the Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, Department
of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street NW, Washington,
DC 20240, Phone: 202 513-0357, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1082-AA02
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
275. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021-22 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to establish
annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the
2021-22 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits
(frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This
proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, announces the Service
Migratory Bird Regulations Committee and Flyway Council meetings,
describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2021-22 duck
hunting seasons, and requests proposals from Indian Tribes that wish to
establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations on Federal
Indian reservations and ceded lands.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 10/09/20 85 FR 64097
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/09/20
NPRM--Supplemental.................. 11/00/20
NPRM--Proposed Frameworks........... 01/00/21
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regulations... 01/00/21
Final Action--Final Frameworks...... 04/00/21
Final Action--Final Tribal 06/00/21
Regulations.
Final Action--Season Selections..... 06/00/21
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jerome Ford, Assistant Director--Migratory Bird
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone:
703 358-1050, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1018-BE34
276. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022-23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
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Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to establish
annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the
2022-23 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits
(frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This
proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, announces the Service
Migratory Bird Regulations Committee and Flyway Council meetings,
describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2022-23 duck
hunting seasons, and requests proposals from Indian Tribes that wish to
establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations on Federal
Indian reservations and ceded lands.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 06/00/21
NPRM--Supplemental.................. 09/00/21
NPRM--Proposed Frameworks........... 12/00/21
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regulations... 01/00/22
Final Action--Final Frameworks...... 02/00/22
Final Action--Final Tribal 04/00/22
Regulations.
Final Action--Season Selections..... 06/00/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jerome Ford, Assistant Director--Migratory Bird
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone:
703 358-1050, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1018-BF07
277. Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates
to the Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668; 16 U.S.C. 704; 16 U.S.C. 712; 16
U.S.C. 1382; 16 U.S.C. 1538(d)-(f),; 16 U.S.C. 1540(f); 16 U.S.C. 33
8(d)-(f); 16 U.S.C. 3371 to 3378; 16 U.S.C. 4223 to 4244; 16 U.S.C.
4901 to 4916; 18 U.S.C. 42; 31 U.S.C. 42; 31 U.S.C. 9701
Abstract: We propose to rewrite our regulations governing the
importation and exportation of wildlife to make these regulations
easier to understand. In addition, we propose to revise the inspection
fees associated with the importation and exportation of wildlife and to
update the list of species that qualify as domesticated species, for
which U.S. Fish and Wildlife inspection and clearance is not required.
The current inspection fees have been in effect since 2012. The
establishment of these fees is consistent with the Independent Offices
Appropriations Act of 1952 and OMB Circular No. A-25, which provide
that services provided by Federal agencies are to be self-sustaining to
the extent possible and that fees assessed should be sufficient to
recover the full cost to the Federal Government of providing the
service and are based on market prices.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/00/21
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Edward Grace, Assistant Director, Office of Law
Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: LEO, Falls Church, VA 22041-
3803, Phone: 703 358-1949, Fax: 703 358-1947, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1018-BF16
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Completed Actions
278. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2020-2021 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: This rule establishes hunting regulations for certain
migratory game birds for the 2020-2021 hunting season. Migratory game
bird hunting seasons provide opportunities for recreation and
sustenance; aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the
management of migratory game birds; and permit harvests at levels
compatible with migratory game bird population status and habitat
conditions. We annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks) within
which States may select hunting seasons. We also work with Indian
tribes that wish to establish special migratory game bird hunting
regulations on Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands. For this
rule, we used a regulatory impact analysis developed in 2013 and
incorporated the most recent available data to quantify the costs and
benefits of different regulatory alternatives.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/15/19 84 FR 55120
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/15/19
NPRM--Proposed Frameworks........... 03/19/20 85 FR 15870
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/20/20
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regulations... 04/02/20 85 FR 18532
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/04/20
Final Frameworks.................... 08/21/20 85 FR 51854
Final Tribal Regulations............ 08/28/20 85 FR 53247
Season Selections................... 08/28/20 85 FR 53260
Final Action Effective.............. 08/21/20
Final Action Effective.............. 08/28/20
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Branch of
Conservation, Permits, and Regulations, Department of the Interior,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB,
Falls Church, VA 22041, Phone: 703 358-2376, Fax: 703 358-2217, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1018-BD89
[FR Doc. 2021-04500 Filed 3-30-21; 8:45 am]
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