Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations; Extension of Public Comment Period, 58173-58174 [2023-18370]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 164 / Friday, August 25, 2023 / Proposed Rules (c) The criminal history record information provided from the FBI to the designated entity shall not be provided to the qualified entity. Dated: August 17, 2023. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General. § 105.37 BILLING CODE 4410–02–P [FR Doc. 2023–18194 Filed 8–24–23; 8:45 am] Rights of a covered individual. (a) Upon request to the designated entity, the covered individual who is the subject of the background check shall be provided with a copy of any background check report from the designated entity, including a copy of the criminal history record information that the designated entity received from the FBI. (b) Each designated entity must ensure that the covered individual who is the subject of the background check is provided notice of the opportunity to appeal and instructions on how to complete the appeals process. 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VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 Aug 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 30 CFR Parts 550, 556, and 590 [Docket No. BOEM–2023–0027] RIN 1010–AE14 Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations; Extension of Public Comment Period Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment period. AGENCY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is extending the public comment period on our notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), ‘‘Risk Management and Financial Assurance for Outer Continental Shelf Lease and Grant Obligations,’’ by 10 days. Comments previously submitted do not need to be resubmitted and will be fully considered. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule ‘‘Risk Management and Financial Assurance for Outer Continental Shelf [OCS] Lease and Grant Obligations,’’ which was published on June 29, 2023, at 88 FR 42136, is extended by 10 days. Online comments submitted at https:// www.regulations.gov must be uploaded by 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on September 7, 2023. Hardcopy comments submitted by a parcel delivery service must be received by BOEM or postmarked on or before September 7, 2023. ADDRESSES: The publicly available documents relevant to this action are available for public inspection electronically at https:// www.regulations.gov in Docket No. BOEM–2023–0027. Submitting Comments. You may send comments regarding the substance of this proposed rule, identified by Docket No. BOEM–2023–0027 or regulation identifier number (RIN) 1010–AE14, using any of the following methods: • Federal e-rulemaking portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and submit comments on Docket No. BOEM–2023–0027. • U.S. Postal Service or other parcel delivery service: Address comments to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 58173 the Office of Regulations, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior, Attention: Kelley Spence, 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop: DIR– BOEM, Sterling, VA 20166. Instructions: All comments submitted regarding this proposed rule should reference Docket No. BOEM–2023–0027 or RIN 1010–AE14. All comments received by BOEM will be reviewed and may be posted to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided with the submission. For further instructions on protecting personally identifiable information, see ‘‘Public Availability of Comments’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelley Spence, Office of Regulations, BOEM, at telephone number 984–298– 7345 or email address Kelley.Spence@ boem.gov; or Karen Thundiyil, Chief, Office of Regulations, BOEM, at telephone number 202–742–0970 or email address Karen.Thundiyil@ boem.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. On June 29, 2023, BOEM published the proposed rule ‘‘Risk Management and Financial Assurance for [OCS] Lease and Grant Obligations.’’ 88 FR 42136. That proposed rule would modify the criteria for determining whether oil, gas, and sulfur lessees, right-of-use and easement (RUE) grant holders, and pipeline rightof-way grant holders may be required to provide financial assurance above the current regulatorily prescribed base financial assurance to ensure compliance with their Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act obligations. This proposed rule would also remove existing restrictive provisions for thirdparty guarantees and decommissioning accounts and would add new criteria under which a bond or third-party guarantee that was provided as supplemental financial assurance may be canceled. Additionally, this proposed rule would clarify financial assurance requirements for RUEs serving Federal leases. With this notice, we are extending the public comment period on the NPRM from August 28, 2023, to September 7, 2023. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\25AUP1.SGM 25AUP1 58174 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 164 / Friday, August 25, 2023 / Proposed Rules Public Availability of Comments You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Before including your name, return address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personally identifiable information—may be made publicly available. In order for BOEM to withhold from disclosure your personally identifiable information, you must identify, in a cover letter, any information contained in the submittal of your comments that, if released, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of your personal privacy. You must also briefly describe in such cover letter any possible harmful consequences of the disclosure of information, such as embarrassment, injury, or other harm. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Even if BOEM withholds your information in the context of this rulemaking, your submission is subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and any relevant court orders. If your submission is requested under the FOIA or such court order, your information will only be withheld if a determination is made that one of the FOIA’s exemptions to disclosure applies or if such court order is challenged. Such a determination will be made in accordance with the Department’s FOIA regulations and applicable law. Elizabeth Klein, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. CFR Code of Federal Regulations DHS Department of Homeland Security FR Federal Register OMB Office of Management and Budget SNPRM Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking § Section U.S.C. United States Code MNR Metro-North Railroad DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard II. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis 33 CFR Part 117 [Docket No. USCG–2022–0520] RIN 1625–AA09 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 If you have questions on this proposed rule, call or email Ms. Stephanie E. Lopez, First Coast Guard District, Project Officer, telephone 212–514– 4335, email Stephanie.E.Lopez@ uscg.mil. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: I. Table of Abbreviations BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mianus River, Greenwich, CT Coast Guard, DHS. Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking. AGENCY: ACTION: The Coast Guard proposes to modify the operating schedule that SUMMARY: 17:46 Aug 24, 2023 Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or before September 25, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG– 2022–0520 using Federal Decision Making Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public Participation and Request for Comments’’ portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on submitting comments. DATES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2023–18370 Filed 8–24–23; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 governs the Metro-North (Cos Cob) Bridge, across Mianus River, mile 1.0, at Greenwich, CT. The bridge owner, Metro-North Railroad (MNR), submitted a request on May 5, 2022 to modify the regulation to align with the Metro-North ‘‘WALK’’ Bridge train schedule and avoid bridge openings during peak transit hours. It is expected that this change to the regulations will better serve the needs of the community while continuing to meet the reasonable needs of navigation. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking. The original notice of proposed rulemaking did not accurately reflect the owner’s request. As such, the Coast Guard is issuing a supplemenal notice of proposed rulemaking to accurately describe the owner’s request and proposed changes to the existing regulation. Jkt 259001 The Metro-North (Cos Cob) Bridge at mile 1.0, across Mianus River, Greenwich, CT, has a vertical clearance of 20 feet at mean high water and a horizontal clearance of approximately 67 feet. Waterway users include recreational and commercial vessels, including fishing vessels. The existing drawbridge operating regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.209. Under the current regulation, the draw PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 shall open on signal from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. but no later than 20 minutes after the signal to open unless a train is scheduled to cross. Once the train scheduled to cross has passed the Greenwich or Riverside stations, the bridge will open once the train has made passage. From April 1 through October 31, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the bridge will open after at least a fourhour advance notice is given. From November 1 through March 30, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the bridge will open after at least a twenty-four-hour advance notice is given. MNR is requesting the modification of the requirements in 33 CFR part 117.209 to align with the existing requirements for the Metro-North ‘‘WALK’’ Bridge, across the Norwalk River, at mile 0.1. The Cos Cob Bridge is located at one of the busiest rail segments in the United States and the Northeast Corridor. Openings at Cos Cob Bridge, between the calendar years of 2019 and 2021, resulted in seventy-one (71) delays to MNR train service. A delay due to a bridge opening has cascading affects, resulting in multiple delayed and late trains. Delays due to the openings of Cos Cob Bridge were notably high among the drawbridges on MNR service territory. Aligning the Cos Cob Bridge regulation with the WALK Bridge regulation 33 CFR 117.217 (b) provides a balance between railroad operations and vessels interest in waterway passage. III. Discussion of Supplemental Proposed Rule The supplemental proposed rule provides the draw to open on signal between 4:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. after at least a two-hour advance notice is given via marine radio or telephone. The bridge will not open from 5:45 a.m. through 9:45 a.m. and from 4 p.m. through 8 p.m. From 9 p.m. through 4:30 a.m. the draw shall open on signal after at least a four-hour advance notice is given via marine radio or telephone. A delay in opening the draw not to exceed 10 minutes may occur when a train scheduled to cross the bridge without stopping has entered the drawbridge lock. The reason for these changes is to minimize train delays while balancing the interests of vessels in the waterway. IV. Regulatory Analyses We developed this supplemental proposed rule after considering numerous statutes and Executive Orders related to rulemaking. A summary of our analysis based on these statutes and Executive Orders follows. E:\FR\FM\25AUP1.SGM 25AUP1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58173-58174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18370]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

30 CFR Parts 550, 556, and 590

[Docket No. BOEM-2023-0027]
RIN 1010-AE14


Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant 
Obligations; Extension of Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is extending the 
public comment period on our notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), 
``Risk Management and Financial Assurance for Outer Continental Shelf 
Lease and Grant Obligations,'' by 10 days. Comments previously 
submitted do not need to be resubmitted and will be fully considered.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule ``Risk Management and 
Financial Assurance for Outer Continental Shelf [OCS] Lease and Grant 
Obligations,'' which was published on June 29, 2023, at 88 FR 42136, is 
extended by 10 days. Online comments submitted at https://www.regulations.gov must be uploaded by 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight 
time on September 7, 2023. Hardcopy comments submitted by a parcel 
delivery service must be received by BOEM or postmarked on or before 
September 7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The publicly available documents relevant to this action are 
available for public inspection electronically at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. BOEM-2023-0027.
    Submitting Comments. You may send comments regarding the substance 
of this proposed rule, identified by Docket No. BOEM-2023-0027 or 
regulation identifier number (RIN) 1010-AE14, using any of the 
following methods:
     Federal e-rulemaking portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Search for and submit comments on Docket No. BOEM-2023-0027.
     U.S. Postal Service or other parcel delivery service: 
Address comments to the Office of Regulations, Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Department of the Interior, Attention: Kelley Spence, 45600 
Woodland Road, Mailstop: DIR-BOEM, Sterling, VA 20166.
    Instructions: All comments submitted regarding this proposed rule 
should reference Docket No. BOEM-2023-0027 or RIN 1010-AE14. All 
comments received by BOEM will be reviewed and may be posted to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided with 
the submission. For further instructions on protecting personally 
identifiable information, see ``Public Availability of Comments'' under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelley Spence, Office of Regulations, 
BOEM, at telephone number 984-298-7345 or email address 
[email protected]; or Karen Thundiyil, Chief, Office of 
Regulations, BOEM, at telephone number 202-742-0970 or email address 
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 29, 2023, BOEM published the 
proposed rule ``Risk Management and Financial Assurance for [OCS] Lease 
and Grant Obligations.'' 88 FR 42136. That proposed rule would modify 
the criteria for determining whether oil, gas, and sulfur lessees, 
right-of-use and easement (RUE) grant holders, and pipeline right-of-
way grant holders may be required to provide financial assurance above 
the current regulatorily prescribed base financial assurance to ensure 
compliance with their Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act obligations. 
This proposed rule would also remove existing restrictive provisions 
for third-party guarantees and decommissioning accounts and would add 
new criteria under which a bond or third-party guarantee that was 
provided as supplemental financial assurance may be canceled. 
Additionally, this proposed rule would clarify financial assurance 
requirements for RUEs serving Federal leases. With this notice, we are 
extending the public comment period on the NPRM from August 28, 2023, 
to September 7, 2023.

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Public Availability of Comments

    You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods 
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Before including your 
name, return address, phone number, email address, or other personally 
identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personally identifiable information--may 
be made publicly available. In order for BOEM to withhold from 
disclosure your personally identifiable information, you must identify, 
in a cover letter, any information contained in the submittal of your 
comments that, if released, would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of your personal privacy. You must also briefly describe in 
such cover letter any possible harmful consequences of the disclosure 
of information, such as embarrassment, injury, or other harm. While you 
can ask us in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so. Even if BOEM withholds your information in the context 
of this rulemaking, your submission is subject to the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) and any relevant court orders. If your 
submission is requested under the FOIA or such court order, your 
information will only be withheld if a determination is made that one 
of the FOIA's exemptions to disclosure applies or if such court order 
is challenged. Such a determination will be made in accordance with the 
Department's FOIA regulations and applicable law.

Elizabeth Klein,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-18370 Filed 8-24-23; 8:45 am]
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