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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:
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
2023 and Fall 2024. 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withdrawn rules that were placed on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
369 ....................
Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties, Surety Bond Requirements When Filing an Appeal ........................
1014–AA57
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
370 ....................
Revisions to Decommissioning Requirements on the OCS ............................................................................
1014–AA53
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
371 ....................
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well
Control Revisions.
1014–AA52
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
372 ....................
373 ....................
374 ....................
Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to the Regulations ....................................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2024–25 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2025–26 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
1018–BF16
1018–BG63
1018–BH65
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
375 ....................
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023–24 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations ................................................
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
376 ....................
Commercial Visitor Services; Concession Contracts ......................................................................................
1024–AE57
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
377 ....................
Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (Section 610 Review) (Reg
Plan Seq No. 145).
1004–AE95
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
378 ....................
379 ....................
380 ....................
Conservation and Landscape Health (Section 610 Review) (Reg Plan Seq No. 150) ................................
Helium Contracts (Section 610 Review) ........................................................................................................
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments (Section 610 Review) ........
1004–AE92
1004–AE93
1004–AE94
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
1751, Fax: 703 787–1555, Email:
kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov.
RIN: 1014–AA57
Proposed Rule Stage
369. Outer Continental Shelf Civil
Penalties, Surety Bond Requirements
When Filing an Appeal [1014–AA57]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
Legal Authority: Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C.
1331 to 1356a
Abstract: This proposed 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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Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
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I
I
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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Long-Term Actions
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
370. Revisions to Decommissioning
Requirements on the OCS [1014–AA53]
Completed Actions
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
11/00/23
01/00/24
Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787–
1751, Fax: 703 787–1555, Email:
kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov.
RIN: 1014–AA53
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
I
12/00/24
02/00/25
FR Cite
I
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,
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371. Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations
in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout
Preventer Systems and Well Control
Revisions [1014–AA52]
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 to
1356a
Abstract: This rulemaking revises 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 Crisis) and the E.O.’s
accompanying ‘‘President’s Fact Sheet:
List of Agency Actions for Review,’’
BSEE reviewed the 2019 final rule and
is updating to subpart G of 30 CFR part
250 to ensure operations are conducted
safely and in an environmentally
responsible manner.
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Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
FR Cite
09/14/22
11/14/22
87 FR 56354
08/23/23
10/23/23
88 FR 57334
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
Action
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
372. 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:
Date
NPRM ..................
Date
NPRM ..................
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Action
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:
FR Cite
11/00/23
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
374. • Migratory Bird Hunting; 2025–26
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations [1018–BH65]
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:
03/00/24
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Action
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
373. 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
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(FWS)
Completed Actions
375. 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 rulemaking action
established 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 Frameworks; Comment Period
End.
Proposed Tribal
Regulations.
Proposed Tribal
Regulations;
Comment Period Ends.
Final Frameworks
Final Frameworks
Effective.
Seasons and Bag
Limits.
Seasons and Bag
Limits Effective.
Final Tribal Regulations.
Final Tribal Regulations Effective.
Date
FR Cite
11/03/22
12/05/22
87 FR 66247
01/30/23
88 FR 6054
03/01/23
03/23/23
88 FR 17511
05/08/23
08/11/23
08/11/23
88 FR 54830
08/18/23
88 FR 56489
08/18/23
09/01/23
88 FR 60375
09/01/23
06/00/24
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–BH65
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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: eric_kershner@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018–BF64
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
National Park Service (NPS)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Final Rule Stage
Proposed Rule Stage
376. Commercial Visitor Services;
Concession Contracts [1024–AE57]
377. Management and Protection of the
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
(Section 610 Review) [1004–AE95]
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 145 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1004–AE95
Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 101926
Abstract: This final rule revises
regulations that govern the solicitation,
award, and administration of
concessions contracts to provide
commercial visitor services at National
Park System units under the authority
granted to the Secretary of the Interior
by the Concessions Management
Improvement Act of 1998 and the
National Park Service Centennial Act.
The revisions reduce administrative
burdens and expand opportunities for
sustainable, high quality, and
contemporary concessioner-provided
visitor services in park areas.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
07/20/20
09/18/20
FR Cite
85 FR 43775
11/00/23
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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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Final Rule Stage
378. Conservation and Landscape
Health (Section 610 Review) [1004–
AE92]
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 150 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1004–AE92
379. Helium Contracts (Section 610
Review) [1004–AE93]
Legal Authority: 50 U.S.C. 167d (d)(1)
Abstract: The Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management is
implementing the Helium Stewardship
Act of 2013, which requires the disposal
of the Federal Helium System and
cessation of the In-Kind Program.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Final Action .........
FR Cite
11/00/23
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
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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
380. Onshore Oil and Gas Operations—
Annual Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustments (Section 610 Review)
[1004–AE94]
Legal Authority: Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA),
43 U.S.C. 1734
Abstract: This annual rule adjusts the
level of civil monetary penalties
contained in the Bureau of Land
Management’s (BLM) regulations
governing onshore oil and gas
operations and coal trespass as required
by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015.
Timetable:
Action
Final Action .........
Date
FR Cite
01/00/24
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Kyle W. Moorman,
Division Chief for Regulatory Affairs
and Directives, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240, Phone: 202 527–2433, Email:
kmoorman@blm.gov.
RIN: 1004–AE94
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
25 CFR Ch. I
30 CFR Chs. II and VII
36 CFR Ch. I
43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II
48 CFR Ch. 14
50 CFR Chs. I and IV
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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 2023 and Fall 2024. 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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369....................... Outer Continental Shelf 1014-AA57
Civil Penalties, Surety
Bond Requirements When
Filing an Appeal.
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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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370....................... Revisions to 1014-AA53
Decommissioning
Requirements on the OCS.
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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371....................... Oil and Gas and Sulfur 1014-AA52
Operations in the Outer
Continental Shelf-Blowout
Preventer Systems and
Well Control Revisions.
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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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372....................... Importation, Exportation 1018-BF16
and Transportation of
Wildlife; Updates to the
Regulations.
373....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BG63
2024-25 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
374....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BH65
2025-26 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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375....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BF64
2023-24 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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376....................... Commercial Visitor 1024-AE57
Services; Concession
Contracts.
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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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377....................... Management and Protection 1004-AE95
of the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska
(Section 610 Review) (Reg
Plan Seq No. 145).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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378....................... Conservation and Landscape 1004-AE92
Health (Section 610
Review) (Reg Plan Seq No.
150).
379....................... Helium Contracts (Section 1004-AE93
610 Review).
380....................... Onshore Oil and Gas 1004-AE94
Operations-Annual Civil
Penalties Inflation
Adjustments (Section 610
Review).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Proposed Rule Stage
369. 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 proposed 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................................ 11/00/23
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/00/24
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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-AA57
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Long-Term Actions
370. 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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NPRM................................ 12/00/24
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/00/25
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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)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Completed Actions
371. Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-
Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions [1014-AA52]
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a
Abstract: This rulemaking revises 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 Crisis) and the E.O.'s
accompanying ``President's Fact Sheet: List of Agency Actions for
Review,'' BSEE reviewed the 2019 final rule and is updating to subpart
G of 30 CFR part 250 to ensure operations are conducted safely and in
an environmentally responsible manner.
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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........................ 08/23/23 88 FR 57334
Final Action Effective.............. 10/23/23
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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)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
372. 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................................ 03/00/24
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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
373. 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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NPRM................................ 11/00/23
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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
374. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2025-26 Migratory Game Bird
Hunting Regulations [1018-BH65]
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................................ 06/00/24
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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-BH65
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Completed Actions
375. 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 rulemaking action established 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................. 01/30/23 88 FR 6054
Proposed Frameworks; Comment Period 03/01/23
End.
Proposed Tribal Regulations......... 03/23/23 88 FR 17511
Proposed Tribal Regulations; Comment 05/08/23
Period Ends.
Final Frameworks.................... 08/11/23 88 FR 54830
Final Frameworks Effective.......... 08/11/23
Seasons and Bag Limits.............. 08/18/23 88 FR 56489
Seasons and Bag Limits Effective.... 08/18/23
Final Tribal Regulations............ 09/01/23 88 FR 60375
Final Tribal Regulations Effective.. 09/01/23
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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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
National Park Service (NPS)
Final Rule Stage
376. Commercial Visitor Services; Concession Contracts [1024-AE57]
Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 101926
Abstract: This final rule revises regulations that govern the
solicitation, award, and administration of concessions contracts to
provide commercial visitor services at National Park System units under
the authority granted to the Secretary of the Interior by the
Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 and the National Park
Service Centennial Act. The revisions reduce administrative burdens and
expand opportunities for sustainable, high quality, and contemporary
concessioner-provided visitor services in park areas.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 07/20/20 85 FR 43775
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/18/20
Final Rule.......................... 11/00/23
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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 Land Management (BLM)
Proposed Rule Stage
377. Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE95]
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 145 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1004-AE95
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Final Rule Stage
378. Conservation and Landscape Health (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE92]
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 150 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1004-AE92
379. Helium Contracts (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE93]
Legal Authority: 50 U.S.C. 167d (d)(1)
Abstract: The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
is implementing the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013, which requires the
disposal of the Federal Helium System and cessation of the In-Kind
Program.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 11/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
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
380. Onshore Oil and Gas Operations--Annual Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustments (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE94]
Legal Authority: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1734
Abstract: This annual rule adjusts the level of civil monetary
penalties contained in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM)
regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations and coal trespass
as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 01/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Kyle W. Moorman, Division Chief for Regulatory
Affairs and Directives, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 527-
2433, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1004-AE94
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