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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
This notice provides the
semiannual agenda of Department of the
Interior (Department) rules scheduled
for review or development between Fall
2021 and Fall 2022. The Regulatory
Flexibility Act and Executive Order
12866 require publication of the agenda.
SUMMARY:
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:
Please direct all comments and inquiries
about these rules to the appropriate
agency contact. Please 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
ADDRESSES:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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withdrawn rules that were placed on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rules listed as withdrawn under this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.
Bivan R. Patnaik,
Deputy Director of Policy and Regulatory
Affairs, Executive Secretariat and Regulatory
Affairs.
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
320 ....................
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well
Control Revisions.
1014–AA52
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
321 ....................
Revisions to Decommissioning Requirements on the OCS ............................................................................
1014–AA53
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LAND AND MINERALS MANAGEMENT—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
322 ....................
Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention—Decommissioning Activities and Obligations.
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
323 ....................
324 ....................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022–23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023–24 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
1018–BF07
1018–BF64
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
325 ....................
Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to the Regulations ....................................
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
326 ....................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021–22 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
1018–BE34
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Title
327 ....................
Air Quality Rule ................................................................................................................................................
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
Proposed Rule Stage
Long-Term Actions
320. Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations
in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout
Preventer Systems and Well Control
Revisions
321. • Revisions to Decommissioning
Requirements on the OCS
Legal Authority: Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 to
1356a
Abstract: This proposed rule would
address issues relating to (1) idle iron by
adding a definition of this term to
clarify that it applies to idle wells and
structures on active leases; (2)
abandonment in place of subsea
infrastructure by adding regulations
addressing when BSEE may approve
decommissioning-in-place instead of
removal of certain subsea equipment;
and (3) other operational considerations.
Timetable:
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Abstract: This rulemaking would
revise the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
regulations published in the 2019 final
rule entitled ‘‘Oil and Gas and Sulfur
Operations in the Outer Continental
ShelfBlowout Preventer Systems and
Well Control Revisions,’’ 84 FR 21908
(May 15, 2019), for drilling, workover,
completion and decommissioning
operations. In accordance with
Executive Order (E.O.) 13990 (Protecting
Public Health and the Environment and
Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate
Crisis) and the E.O.’s accompanying
‘‘President’s Fact Sheet: List of Agency
Actions for Review,’’ BSEE reviewed the
2019 final rule and plans to propose
updates to Subparts D and G of 30 CFR
part 250 to ensure operations are
conducted safely and in an
environmentally responsible manner.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
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Identifier No.
Sequence No.
FR Cite
06/00/22
08/00/22
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom,
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–AA52
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Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
FR Cite
11/00/22
01/00/23
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Assistant Secretary for Land and
Minerals Management (ASLM)
Final Rule Stage
322. Risk Management, Financial
Assurance and Loss Prevention—
Decommissioning Activities and
Obligations
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334(a)
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Abstract: On October 12, 2020, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
published the joint proposed rule in the
Federal Register (85 FR 65904). BSEE
will continue to pursue this rulemaking
as a BSEE-only final rule to revise
policies and procedures concerning
compliance with decommissioning
obligations for Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) oil and gas. The final rule will
clarify and streamline specific
regulatory requirements associated with
the operational and procedural aspects
of applicable decommissioning
responsibilities of OCS lessees and grant
holders. BOEM will continue to
evaluate and develop a comprehensive
set of regulations to manage the risks
and financial obligations associated
with industry activities on the OCS and
pursue these actions in a separate
rulemaking under RIN 1010–AE14.
Timetable:
Action
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom,
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–AA53
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1010–AE09
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
Date
10/16/20
12/15/20
FR Cite
85 FR 65904
12/00/21
01/00/22
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom,
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., Bivan Patnaik,
Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs,
Department of the Interior, Washington,
DC 20240, Phone: 202 208–4582, Email:
bivan_patnaik@ios.doi.gov.
RIN: 1082–AA02
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
323. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022–23
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712;
16 U.S.C. 742a–j
Abstract: This proposed rule would
establish annual hunting regulations for
certain migratory game birds for the
2022–23 hunting season. The FWS
annually prescribes 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
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Notice of Meeting
Meeting ...............
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM—Proposed
Frameworks.
NPRM—Proposed
Tribal Regulations.
Final Action—
Final Frameworks.
Final Action—
Final Tribal
Regulations.
Final Action—
Season Selections.
03/25/21
04/06/21
08/31/21
09/30/21
FR Cite
86 FR 15957
86 FR 48649
12/00/21
01/00/22
02/00/22
04/00/22
06/00/22
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
324. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023–24
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.;
16 U.S.C. 742a–j
Abstract: This proposed rule would
establish annual hunting regulations for
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certain migratory game birds. The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service annually
prescribes the frameworks, or outside
limits, for season lengths, bag limits,
and areas for migratory game bird
hunting. After these frameworks are
established, States may select season
dates, bag limits, and other regulatory
options for their hunting seasons.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
FR Cite
06/00/22
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–BF64
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS)
Long-Term Actions
325. Importation, Exportation and
Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to
the Regulations
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: This proposed rule would
rewrite FWS’s regulations governing the
importation and exportation of wildlife
to make these regulations easier to
understand. In addition, FWS proposes
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 FWS 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
NPRM ..................
Date
FR Cite
To Be Determined
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
326. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021–22
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712;
16 U.S.C. 742a–j
Abstract: This rule established
hunting regulations for certain
migratory game birds for the 2021–2022
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. The FWS annually
prescribes outside limits (frameworks)
within which States may select hunting
seasons. The FWS also works with
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—Proposed
Frameworks.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM—Proposed
Tribal Regulations.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Action—
Final Frameworks.
Final Action Effective—Final
Frameworks.
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FR Cite
10/09/20
11/09/20
85 FR 64097
02/22/21
86 FR 10622
03/24/21
05/04/21
86 FR 23641
06/03/21
07/16/21
07/16/21
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Date
Final Action—
Final Tribal
Regulations.
Final Action Effective—Final Tribal Regulations.
Final Action—
Season Selections.
Final Action Effective—Season
Selections.
08/17/21
FR Cite
86 FR 45909
08/17/21
08/31/21
86 FR 48569
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM)
08/31/21
Long-Term Actions
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jerome Ford,
Assistant Director––Migratory Bird
Program, Department of the Interior,
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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
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327. Air Quality Rule
Legal Authority: OCSLA sec. 5(a)(8)
Abstract: This proposed rule would
identify opportunities for clarifying air
quality regulations.
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Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
Date
FR Cite
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Peter Meffert,
Regulatory Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, 45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787–
1610, Email: peter.meffert@boem.gov.
RIN: 1010–AE09
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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
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of Department of
the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development
between Fall 2021 and Fall 2022. 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: Please direct all comments and
inquiries about these rules to the appropriate agency contact. Please
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.
Bivan R. Patnaik,
Deputy Director of Policy and 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.
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320....................... Oil and Gas and Sulfur 1014-AA52
Operations in the Outer
Continental Shelf-Blowout
Preventer Systems and
Well Control Revisions.
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Long-Term Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
321....................... Revisions to 1014-AA53
Decommissioning
Requirements on the OCS.
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Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
322....................... Risk Management, Financial 1082-AA02
Assurance and Loss
Prevention--Decommissioni
ng Activities and
Obligations.
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
323....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BF07
2022-23 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
324....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BF64
2023-24 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Long-Term Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
325....................... 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.
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326....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BE34
2021-22 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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327....................... Air Quality Rule.......... 1010-AE09
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Proposed Rule Stage
320. Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-
Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Abstract: This rulemaking would revise the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations published in the 2019
final rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer
Continental ShelfBlowout Preventer Systems and Well Control
Revisions,'' 84 FR 21908 (May 15, 2019), for drilling, workover,
completion and decommissioning operations. In accordance with Executive
Order (E.O.) 13990 (Protecting Public Health and the Environment and
Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis) and the E.O.'s
accompanying ``President's Fact Sheet: List of Agency Actions for
Review,'' BSEE reviewed the 2019 final rule and plans to propose
updates to Subparts D and G of 30 CFR part 250 to ensure operations are
conducted safely and in an environmentally responsible manner.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 06/00/22
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/00/22
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, 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-AA52
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Long-Term Actions
321. Revisions to Decommissioning Requirements on the OCS
Legal Authority: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331
to 1356a
Abstract: This proposed rule would address issues relating to (1)
idle iron by adding a definition of this term to clarify that it
applies to idle wells and structures on active leases; (2) abandonment
in place of subsea infrastructure by adding regulations addressing when
BSEE may approve decommissioning-in-place instead of removal of certain
subsea equipment; and (3) other operational considerations.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 11/00/22
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/00/23
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, 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-AA53
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)
Final Rule Stage
322. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention--
Decommissioning Activities and Obligations
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334(a)
Abstract: On October 12, 2020, the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE) published the joint proposed rule in the Federal Register (85 FR
65904). BSEE will continue to pursue this rulemaking as a BSEE-only
final rule to revise policies and procedures concerning compliance with
decommissioning obligations for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and
gas. The final rule will clarify and streamline specific regulatory
requirements associated with the operational and procedural aspects of
applicable decommissioning responsibilities of OCS lessees and grant
holders. BOEM will continue to evaluate and develop a comprehensive set
of regulations to manage the risks and financial obligations associated
with industry activities on the OCS and pursue these actions in a
separate rulemaking under RIN 1010-AE14.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 10/16/20 85 FR 65904
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/15/20
Final Action........................ 12/00/21
Final Action Effective.............. 01/00/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, 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]., Bivan Patnaik,
Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior,
Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 208-4582, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1082-AA02
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
323. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022-23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: This proposed rule would establish annual hunting
regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2022-23 hunting
season. The FWS annually prescribes 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:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice of Meeting................... 03/25/21 86 FR 15957
Meeting............................. 04/06/21
NPRM................................ 08/31/21 86 FR 48649
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/30/21
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
324. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023-24 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: This proposed rule would establish annual hunting
regulations for certain migratory game birds. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service annually prescribes the frameworks, or outside limits,
for season lengths, bag limits, and areas for migratory game bird
hunting. After these frameworks are established, States may select
season dates, bag limits, and other regulatory options for their
hunting seasons.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/00/22
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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-BF64
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Long-Term Actions
325. Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates
to the Regulations
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: This proposed rule would rewrite FWS's regulations
governing the importation and exportation of wildlife to make these
regulations easier to understand. In addition, FWS proposes 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 FWS 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................................ To Be Determined
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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
326. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021-22 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: This rule established hunting regulations for certain
migratory game birds for the 2021-2022 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. The FWS annually prescribes outside limits (frameworks)
within which States may select hunting seasons. The FWS also works with
Indian tribes that wish to establish special migratory game bird
hunting regulations on Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/09/20 85 FR 64097
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/09/20
NPRM--Proposed Frameworks........... 02/22/21 86 FR 10622
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/24/21
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regulations... 05/04/21 86 FR 23641
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/03/21
Final Action--Final Frameworks...... 07/16/21 86 FR 37854
Final Action Effective--Final 07/16/21
Frameworks.
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Final Action--Final Tribal 08/17/21 86 FR 45909
Regulations.
Final Action Effective--Final Tribal 08/17/21
Regulations.
Final Action--Season Selections..... 08/31/21 86 FR 48569
Final Action Effective--Season 08/31/21
Selections.
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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
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Long-Term Actions
327. Air Quality Rule
Legal Authority: OCSLA sec. 5(a)(8)
Abstract: This proposed rule would identify opportunities for
clarifying air quality regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Peter Meffert, Regulatory Specialist, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-1610, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1010-AE09
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