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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
2022 and Fall 2023. 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withdrawn rules that were placed on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rules listed as withdrawn under this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
348 ....................
Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties, Surety Bond Requirements When Filing an Appeal ........................
1014–AA57
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
349 ....................
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
350 ....................
Revisions to Decommissioning Requirements on the OCS ............................................................................
1014–AA53
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LAND AND MINERALS MANAGEMENT—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
351 ....................
Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention—Decommissioning Activities and Obligations.
1082–AA02
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
352 ....................
353 ....................
Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to the Regulations ....................................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023–24 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
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Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
354 ....................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2024–25 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
1018–BG63
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
355 ....................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022–23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
1018–BF07
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
356 ....................
Commercial Visitor Services; Concession Contracts ......................................................................................
1024–AE57
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
357 ....................
Air Quality Rule ................................................................................................................................................
1010–AE09
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
358 ....................
Sustained Yield and Land Health (Section 610 Review) ...............................................................................
1004–AE92
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT—FINAL RULE STAGE
Title
359 ....................
Helium Contracts (Section 610 Review) ........................................................................................................
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
bond to be used as the bond for the
penalty amount.
Timetable:
Proposed Rule Stage
Action
348. • Outer Continental Shelf Civil
Penalties, Surety Bond Requirements
When Filing an Appeal [1014–AA57]
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Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Legal Authority: Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C.
1331 to 1356a
Abstract: This rulemaking would
clarify BSEE’s existing regulatory
authority under 30 CFR 250.1409,
which establishes criteria that must be
met before a party may proceed with an
appeal of a civil penalty pursuant to 30
CFR part 290. Before filing an appeal to
the Interior Board of Land Appeals
(IBLA), an operator must either submit
a surety bond to BSEE’s sister agency,
BOEM, in the amount of the penalty, or
notify BOEM that they want their lease
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
Final Rule Stage
349. Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations
in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout
Preventer Systems and Well Control
Revisions [1014–AA52]
04/00/23
06/00/23
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:
kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov.
RIN: 1014–AA57
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1004–AE93
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
Shelf-Blowout 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
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‘‘President’s Fact Sheet: List of Agency
Actions for Review,’’ BSEE reviewed the
2019 final rule and plans to propose
updates to Subpart 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.
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
09/14/22
11/14/22
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05/00/23
06/00/23
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:
kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov.
RIN: 1014–AA52
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
Long-Term Actions
350. Revisions to Decommissioning
Requirements on the OCS [1014–AA53]
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
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NPRM Comment
Period End.
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12/00/23
02/00/24
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–
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kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov.
RIN: 1014–AA53
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Assistant Secretary for Land and
Minerals Management (ASLM)
Final Rule Stage
351. Risk Management, Financial
Assurance and Loss Prevention—
Decommissioning Activities and
Obligations [1082–AA02]
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
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
10/16/20
12/15/20
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12/00/22
12/00/22
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: 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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352. Importation, Exportation and
Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to
the Regulations [1018–BF16]
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 33 8(d)–(f);
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. 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
revise FWS’s regulations governing the
importation and exportation of wildlife.
In this rulemaking, FWS would review
all sections of 50 CFR part 14 and
provide necessary revisions.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
Date
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07/00/23
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
353. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023–24
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations [1018–BF64]
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. FWS
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 and Tribes may
select season dates, bag limits, and other
regulatory options for their hunting
seasons.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Proposed Frameworks.
Proposed Tribal
Regulations.
Final Frameworks
Final Tribal Regulations.
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Action
Date
Seasons and Bag
Limits.
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08/00/23
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner,
Chief, Division 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
354. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2024–25
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations [1018–BG63]
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.;
16 U.S.C. 742a–j
Abstract: This rulemaking action
would establish annual hunting
regulations for certain migratory game
birds. FWS 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
and Tribes may select season dates, bag
limits, and other regulatory options for
their hunting seasons.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
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08/00/23
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner,
Chief, Division 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–BG63
select hunting seasons. This rulemaking
action was conducted under the
direction of the Service Migratory Bird
Regulations Committee and the Flyway
Councils.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Notice of Meeting
Meeting ...............
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM—Proposed
Frameworks.
NPRM Comment
Period End—
Proposed
Frameworks.
NPRM—Proposed
Tribal Regulations.
NPRM Comment
Period End—
Proposed Tribal
Regulations.
Final Action—
Final Frameworks.
Final Action Effective.
Final Action—
Season Selections.
Final Action Effective.
Final Action—
Final Tribal
Regulations.
Final Action Effective.
03/25/21
04/06/21
08/31/21
09/30/21
02/02/22
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sustainable, high quality, and
contemporary concessioner-provided
visitor services in national parks.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
Date
07/20/20
09/18/20
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12/00/22
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03/04/22
06/14/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kurt M. Rausch,
Chief, Contract Management,
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 513–
7207, Email: kurt_rausch@nps.gov.
RIN: 1024–AE57
07/14/22
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
07/15/22
87 FR 42598
Long-Term Actions
07/15/22
08/19/22
87 FR 50965
08/19/22
08/31/22
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM)
87 FR 53404
357. Air Quality Rule [1010–AE09]
Legal Authority: OCSLA sec. 5(a)(8)
Abstract: This proposed rule would
identify opportunities for clarifying air
quality regulations.
Timetable:
Action
08/31/22
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
Date
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To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Karen Thundiyil,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240,
Phone: 202 208–3977.
RIN: 1010–AE09
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS)
National Park Service (NPS)
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Completed Actions
355. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022–23
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations [1018–BF07]
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712;
16 U.S.C. 742a–j
Abstract: This rulemaking action
established annual hunting regulations
for certain migratory game birds for the
2022–23 hunting season. FWS annually
prescribes outside limits (frameworks)
within which States and Tribes may
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Proposed Rule Stage
Final Rule Stage
358. • Sustained Yield and Land Health
(Section 610 Review) [1004–AE92]
356. Commercial Visitor Services;
Concession Contracts [1024–AE57]
Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 101926
Abstract: This final rule will revise
regulations that govern the solicitation,
award, and administration of
concessions contracts to provide
commercial visitor services at NPS units
under the authority granted through the
Concessions Management Improvement
Act of 1998. The changes will reduce
administrative burdens and expand
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1732(a)
Abstract: The Department of the
Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is drafting a rule to
clarify and support the principles of
multiple use and sustained yield in the
management of the public lands. This
rule would incorporate climate
resiliency and restoration through
conservation and preservation in the
management of the public lands
pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and
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Management Act (FLPMA) and other
relevant authorities. This proposed rule
rests within 43 CFR 6000, which
includes Conservation and Preservation,
and would provide an overarching
framework governing multiple resource
areas to ensure land health and
sustained yield. This rule would affirm
the important role of restoration and
conservation actions in building and
maintaining sustainable land
management practices to ensure healthy
and productive ecosystems for current
and future generations.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined.
Agency Contact: Sheila Mallory,
Acting Division Chief, Fluid Minerals
Division, Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 20 M
Street SE, Washington, DC 20003,
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Phone: 775 287–3293, Email: smallory@
blm.gov.
RIN: 1004–AE92
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Final Rule Stage
359. • Helium Contracts (Section 610
Review) [1004–AE93]
Legal Authority: 50 U.S.C. seec. 167d
(d)(1)
Abstract: On October 2, 2013,
Congress enacted the Helium
Stewardship Act of 2013. This Act
required the Department of the Interior
(DOI), through the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to
begin offering helium for auction or sale
on an annual basis. Additionally, the
Helium Stewardship Act of 2013
required BLM to dispose of the Federal
Helium System (including the Federal
Helium Reserve) as of September 30,
2021. Any excess helium and helium
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assets remaining on September 30, 2021,
will be transferred to the General
Services Administration (GSA), which
will follow its statutory disposal
process. Federal In-Kind users will
continue to have access to helium until
September 30, 2022, while the GSA
completes its disposal process.
Timetable:
Action
Final Action .........
Date
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12/00/22
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Amy Hay, Division
Chief, Division of Business Resources,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Denver Federal
Center, Building 50, Denver, CO 80225–
0047, Phone: 703 870–8844, Email:
ahay@blm.gov.
RIN: 1004–AE93
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30 CFR Chs. II and VII
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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 2022 and Fall 2023. 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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Civil Penalties, Surety
Bond Requirements When
Filing an Appeal.
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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349....................... 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
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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350....................... Revisions to 1014-AA53
Decommissioning
Requirements on the OCS.
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Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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351....................... 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
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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352....................... Importation, Exportation 1018-BF16
and Transportation of
Wildlife; Updates to the
Regulations.
353....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BF64
2023-24 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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354....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BG63
2024-25 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting 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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355....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BF07
2022-23 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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National Park Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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356....................... Commercial Visitor 1024-AE57
Services; Concession
Contracts.
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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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357....................... Air Quality Rule.......... 1010-AE09
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Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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358....................... Sustained Yield and Land 1004-AE92
Health (Section 610
Review).
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Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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359....................... Helium Contracts (Section 1004-AE93
610 Review).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Proposed Rule Stage
348. Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties, Surety Bond
Requirements When Filing an Appeal [1014-AA57]
Legal Authority: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43
U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a
Abstract: This rulemaking would clarify BSEE's existing regulatory
authority under 30 CFR 250.1409, which establishes criteria that must
be met before a party may proceed with an appeal of a civil penalty
pursuant to 30 CFR part 290. Before filing an appeal to the Interior
Board of Land Appeals (IBLA), an operator must either submit a surety
bond to BSEE's sister agency, BOEM, in the amount of the penalty, or
notify BOEM that they want their lease bond to be used as the bond for
the penalty amount.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/00/23 .......................
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/00/23 .......................
Final Action........................ 10/00/23 .......................
Final Action Effective.............. 11/00/23 .......................
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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].
RIN: 1014-AA57
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Final Rule Stage
349. Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-
Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions [1014-AA52]
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 Shelf-Blowout 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
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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 Subpart G of 30 CFR part 250 to ensure
operations are conducted safely and in an environmentally responsible
manner.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/14/22 87 FR 56354
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/14/22 .......................
Final Action........................ 05/00/23 .......................
Final Action Effective.............. 06/00/23 .......................
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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].
RIN: 1014-AA52
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Long-Term Actions
350. Revisions to Decommissioning Requirements on the OCS [1014-AA53]
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:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/00/23 .......................
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/00/24 .......................
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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].
RIN: 1014-AA53
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)
Final Rule Stage
351. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention--
Decommissioning Activities and Obligations [1082-AA02]
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:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/16/20 85 FR 65904
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/15/20 .......................
Final Action........................ 12/00/22 .......................
Final Action Effective.............. 12/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Bivan Patnaik, Deputy Director of Regulatory
Affairs, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202
208-4582, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1082-AA02
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
352. Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates
to the Regulations [1018-BF16]
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 33 8(d)-(f); 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. 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 revise FWS's regulations
governing the importation and exportation of wildlife. In this
rulemaking, FWS would review all sections of 50 CFR part 14 and provide
necessary revisions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/00/23 .......................
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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
353. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023-24 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations [1018-BF64]
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. FWS 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 and Tribes 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................................ 11/03/22 87 FR 66247
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/05/22 .......................
Proposed Frameworks................. 02/00/23 .......................
Proposed Tribal Regulations......... 03/00/23 .......................
Final Frameworks.................... 07/00/23 .......................
Final Tribal Regulations............ 08/00/23 .......................
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Seasons and Bag Limits.............. 08/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Division 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
354. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2024-25 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations [1018-BG63]
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: This rulemaking action would establish annual hunting
regulations for certain migratory game birds. FWS 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 and Tribes 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................................ 08/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Division 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-BG63
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Completed Actions
355. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022-23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations [1018-BF07]
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: This rulemaking action established annual hunting
regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2022-23 hunting
season. FWS annually prescribes outside limits (frameworks) within
which States and Tribes may select hunting seasons. This rulemaking
action was conducted under the direction of the Service Migratory Bird
Regulations Committee and the Flyway Councils.
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........... 02/02/22 87 FR 5946
NPRM Comment Period End--Proposed 03/04/22 .......................
Frameworks.
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regulations... 06/14/22 87 FR 35942
NPRM Comment Period End--Proposed 07/14/22 .......................
Tribal Regulations.
Final Action--Final Frameworks...... 07/15/22 87 FR 42598
Final Action Effective.............. 07/15/22 .......................
Final Action--Season Selections..... 08/19/22 87 FR 50965
Final Action Effective.............. 08/19/22 .......................
Final Action--Final Tribal 08/31/22 87 FR 53404
Regulations.
Final Action Effective.............. 08/31/22 .......................
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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
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
National Park Service (NPS)
Final Rule Stage
356. Commercial Visitor Services; Concession Contracts [1024-AE57]
Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 101926
Abstract: This final rule will revise regulations that govern the
solicitation, award, and administration of concessions contracts to
provide commercial visitor services at NPS units under the authority
granted through the Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998. The
changes will reduce administrative burdens and expand sustainable, high
quality, and contemporary concessioner-provided visitor services in
national parks.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/20/20 85 FR 43775
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/18/20 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 12/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kurt M. Rausch, Chief, Contract Management,
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 513-7207, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1024-AE57
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Long-Term Actions
357. Air Quality Rule [1010-AE09]
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: Karen Thundiyil, Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240,
Phone: 202 208-3977.
RIN: 1010-AE09
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Proposed Rule Stage
358. Sustained Yield and Land Health (Section 610 Review)
[1004-AE92]
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1732(a)
Abstract: The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is drafting a rule to clarify and support the
principles of multiple use and sustained yield in the management of the
public lands. This rule would incorporate climate resiliency and
restoration through conservation and preservation in the management of
the public lands pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and
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Management Act (FLPMA) and other relevant authorities. This proposed
rule rests within 43 CFR 6000, which includes Conservation and
Preservation, and would provide an overarching framework governing
multiple resource areas to ensure land health and sustained yield. This
rule would affirm the important role of restoration and conservation
actions in building and maintaining sustainable land management
practices to ensure healthy and productive ecosystems for current and
future generations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined.
Agency Contact: Sheila Mallory, Acting Division Chief, Fluid
Minerals Division, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, 20 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20003, Phone: 775 287-3293,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1004-AE92
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Final Rule Stage
359. Helium Contracts (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE93]
Legal Authority: 50 U.S.C. seec. 167d (d)(1)
Abstract: On October 2, 2013, Congress enacted the Helium
Stewardship Act of 2013. This Act required the Department of the
Interior (DOI), through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), to begin offering helium for auction or sale on an annual basis.
Additionally, the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 required BLM to
dispose of the Federal Helium System (including the Federal Helium
Reserve) as of September 30, 2021. Any excess helium and helium assets
remaining on September 30, 2021, will be transferred to the General
Services Administration (GSA), which will follow its statutory disposal
process. Federal In-Kind users will continue to have access to helium
until September 30, 2022, while the GSA completes its disposal process.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 12/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Amy Hay, Division Chief, Division of Business
Resources, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
Denver Federal Center, Building 50, Denver, CO 80225-0047, Phone: 703
870-8844, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1004-AE93
[FR Doc. 2023-02028 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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