[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-14354]
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Vol. 80
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Part IX
Department of the Interior
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Unified Agenda
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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
Unified Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Unified regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the unified agenda of rules scheduled for
review or development between spring 2015 and spring 2016. 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: Direct all comments and inquiries to
the appropriate agency contact. 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 202-208-5257.
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
these effects.
Mark Lawyer,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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161....................... Blowout Prevention Systems 1014-AA11
and Well Control.
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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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162....................... Production Safety Systems 1014-AA10
and Lifecycle Analysis.
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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163....................... Migratory Bird Permits; 1018-BA69
Incidental Take of
Migratory Birds; Notice
of Intent to Prepare An
Environmental Impact
Statement; Request for
Comments.
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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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164....................... National Wildlife Refuge 1018-AX36
System; Oil and Gas
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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165....................... Injurious Wildlife 1018-AV68
Species; Constrictor
Species From Python, Boa,
and Eunectes Genera.
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National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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166....................... Non-Federal Oil and Gas 1024-AD78
Rights.
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule
Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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167....................... Stream Protection Rule.... 1029-AC63
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Proposed Rule Stage
161. Blowout Prevention Systems and Well Control
Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334
Abstract: This proposed rule would upgrade regulations related to
the design, manufacture, and repair of blowout preventers (BOPs) in
response to numerous recommendations. In addition to BOPs, the proposed
rule will address well design, well control, safe drilling margins,
casing, cementing, real-time monitoring, and subsea containment. The
proposed rule will address many of the issues raised following the
Deepwater Horizon incident and from experts through a public forum held
May 22, 2012.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/17/15 80 FR 21504
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/18/15 .......................
Final Action........................ 07/00/16 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Lakeisha Harrison, Chief, Regulations and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-
1552, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: lakeisha.harrison@bsee.gov.
RIN: 1014-AA11
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Final Rule Stage
162. Production Safety Systems and Lifecycle Analysis
Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334
Abstract: This rule will amend and update the regulations regarding
oil and natural gas production. It will address issues such as
production safety systems, subsurface safety devices, and safety device
testing. The rule has been expanded to differentiate the requirements
for operating dry tree and wet tree production systems on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS). This rule will also expand use of lifecycle
analysis of critical equipment.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/22/13 78 FR 52240
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/05/13 .......................
Final Action........................ 06/00/15 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Lakeisha Harrison, Chief, Regulations and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-
1552, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: lakeisha.harrison@bsee.gov.
RIN: 1014-AA10
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Prerule Stage
163. Migratory Bird Permits; Incidental Take of Migratory
Birds; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement;
Request for Comments
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 712; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
Abstract: We intend to prepare a programmatic environmental impact
statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321-4347; NEPA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts
of a proposal to authorize incidental take of migratory birds under the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-711) and to conduct public
scoping meetings. We invite input from other Federal and State
agencies, tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and members of the
public on the scope of the proposed NEPA analysis, the pertinent issues
we should address, and alternatives to our proposed approach for
authorizing incidental take. We will hold public scoping open house
meetings.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice.............................. 05/00/15 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen, Chief, Branch of Permits and
Regulations, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808, Phone: 703 358-1825, Fax: 703 358-
2217, Email: george_t_allen@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018-BA69
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
164. National Wildlife Refuge System; Oil and Gas Regulations
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668dd to ee; 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; 16
U.S.C. 1131 to 1136; 40 CFR 51.300 to 51.309
Abstract: We propose regulations that ensure that all operators
conducting oil or gas operations within a National Wildlife Refuge
System unit do so in a manner that prevents or minimizes damage to
National Wildlife Refuge System resources, visitor values, and
management objectives. FWS does not intend these regulations to result
in a taking of a property interest, but rather to impose reasonable
controls on operations that affect federally owned or controlled lands,
and/or waters.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 02/24/14 79 FR 10080
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 04/25/14 .......................
ANPRM Comment Period Reopened....... 06/09/14 79 FR 32903
ANPRM Comment Period Reopening End.. 07/09/14 .......................
NPRM................................ 08/00/15 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brian Salem, Conservation Policy Analyst,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808, Phone: 703
358-2397, Email: brian_salem@fws.gov.
Scott Covington, Refuge Energy Program Coordinator, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National
Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS:NWRS, Falls Church, VA
22041-3808, Phone: 703 358-2427, Email: scott_covington@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018-AX36
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Completed Actions
165. Injurious Wildlife Species; Constrictor Species From Python, Boa,
and Eunectes Genera
Legal Authority: 18 U.S.C. 42
Abstract: We made a final determination on the listing of five
species of large constrictor snakes as injurious wildlife under the
Lacey Act. We added reticulated python, DeSchauensee's anaconda, green
anaconda, and Beni anaconda to the list of injurious wildlife. We
withdrew a proposal to add the boa constrictor to the list of injurious
wildlife.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 03/09/15 80 FR 12702
Final Action Effective.............. 04/09/15
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Susan Jewell, Phone: 703 358-2416, Fax: 703 358-
2044, Email: susan_jewell@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018-AV68
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
National Park Service (NPS)
Proposed Rule Stage
166. Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights
Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101; 54 U.S.C. 100301; 54 U.S.C.
100302; 54 U.S.C. 100731; 54 U.S.C. 100732
Abstract: This rule would accommodate new technology and industry
practices, eliminate regulatory exemptions, update requirements, remove
caps on bond amounts, and allow NPS to recover administrative costs.
The changes make the regulations more effective and efficient and
maintain the highest level of protection compatible with park resources
and values.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 11/25/09 74 FR 61596
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 01/25/10
NPRM................................ 06/00/15
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Ed Kassman, Regulatory Specialist, Department of
the Interior, National Park Service, 12795 West Alameda Parkway,
Lakewood, CA 80225, Phone: 303 969-2146, Email: edward_kassman@nps.gov.
RIN: 1024-AD78
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
Proposed Rule Stage
167. Stream Protection Rule
Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
Abstract: On August 12, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia denied the Government's request that the court
vacate and remand the Excess Spoil/Stream Buffer Zone rule published on
December 12, 2008. Therefore, the Department intends to initiate notice
and comment rulemaking to address issues arising from previous
rulemakings. The Agency also intends to prepare a new environmental
impact statement.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 11/30/09 74 FR 62664
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 12/30/09
NPRM................................ 06/00/15
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dennis Rice, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 208-2829,
Email: drice@osmre.gov.
RIN: 1029-AC63
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