[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71151-71154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26541]
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Vol. 84
Thursday,
No. 247
December 26, 2019
Part IX
Department of the Interior
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 247 / Thursday, December 26, 2019 /
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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 rules scheduled
for review or development between fall 2019 and fall 2020. 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: You should direct all comments and
inquiries about these rules to the appropriate agency contact. You
should 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. If that determination is made, such rules will comply
with Executive Order 13771.
Bivan R. Patnaik,
Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs, Executive Secretariat and
Regulatory Affairs.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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286....................... Revisions to the Blowout 1014-AA39
Preventer Systems and
Well Control Rule.
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Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management--Proposed Rule
Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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287....................... Revisions to the 1082-AA01
Requirements for
Exploratory Drilling on
the Arctic Outer
Continental Shelf (Reg
Plan Seq No. 92).
288....................... Risk Management, Financial 1082-AA02
Assurance and Loss
Prevention (Reg Plan Seq
No. 93).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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289....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BD89
2020-2021 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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290....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BD10
2019-2020 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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291....................... Risk Management, Financial 1010-AE00
Assurance and Loss
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Completed Actions
286. Revisions to the Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a
Abstract: This rulemaking would revise the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations published in the 2016
final rule entitled ``Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control,'' 81
FR 25888 (April 29, 2016), for drilling, workover, completion and
decommissioning operations. In accordance with section 4 of Secretary's
Order 3350 (America-First Offshore Energy Strategy), Executive Order
(E.O.) 13783 (Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth), and
section 7 of E.O. 13795 (Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy
Strategy), BSEE reviewed the 2016 final rule, considered stakeholder
input on that rule, and has proposed revisions to reduce unnecessary
burdens while ensuring that operations are conducted safely and in an
environmentally responsible manner.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 05/11/18 83 FR 22128
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 07/05/18 83 FR 31343
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/10/18
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 08/06/18
Final Action........................ 05/15/19 84 FR 21908
Final Action Effective.............. 07/15/19
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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: [email protected].
RIN: 1014-AA39
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)
Proposed Rule Stage
287. Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the
Arctic Outer Continental Shelf
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 92 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1082-AA01
288. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 93 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1082-AA02
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
289. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2020-2021 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: We propose to establish annual hunting regulations for
certain migratory game birds for the 2020-2021 hunting season. We
annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks), within which States may
select hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory
schedule, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2020-
2021 duck hunting seasons, and requests proposals from Indian tribes
that wish to establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations
on Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands. Migratory game bird
hunting seasons provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance;
aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of
migratory game birds; and permit harvests at levels compatible with
migratory game bird population status and habitat conditions. We rely
on a regulatory impact analysis developed in 2013 to quantify the costs
and benefits of different regulatory alternatives in these annual
hunting regulations. We will incorporate the most recent available data
in this analysis to inform the final rule and subsequent rulemakings.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/15/19 84 FR 55120
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/15/19
NPRM--Proposed Frameworks........... 12/00/19
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regs.......... 01/00/20
Final Frameworks.................... 02/00/20
Season Selections................... 05/00/20
Final Tribal Regulations............ 06/00/20
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Branch of
Conservation, Permits, and Regulations, Department of the Interior,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB,
Falls Church, VA 22041, Phone: 703 358-2376, Fax: 703 358-2217, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1018-BD89
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Completed Actions
290. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2019-2020 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: We have established annual hunting regulations for
certain migratory game birds for the 2019-2020 hunting season. We
annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks), within which States may
select hunting seasons. Migratory game bird hunting seasons provide
opportunities for recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and
Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds; and
permit harvests at levels compatible with migratory game bird
population status and habitat conditions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/14/18 83 FR 27836
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/18/18
NPRM Supplemental................... 09/21/18 83 FR 47868
NPRM Supplemental Comment Period End 01/15/19
NPRM; Proposed Frameworks........... 04/17/19 84 FR 16152
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NPRM Comment Period End--Proposed 05/17/19
Frameworks.
NPRM; Proposed Tribal Regulations... 07/08/19 84 FR 32385
NPRM Comment Period End--Proposed 08/08/19
Tribal Regulations.
Final Action; Final Frameworks...... 08/19/19 84 FR 42996
Final Action Effective; Frameworks.. 08/19/19
Final Rule; Final Tribal Regulations 08/27/19 84 FR 44760
Final Action Effective; Tribal 08/27/19
Regulations.
Final Rule; Final Season Selections. 08/28/19 84 FR 45077
Final Action Effective; Season 08/28/19
Selections.
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Branch of
Conservation, Permits, and Regulations, Department of the Interior,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB,
Falls Church, VA 22041, Phone: 703 358-2376, Fax: 703 358-2217, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1018-BD10
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Completed Actions
291. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Transferred to RIN 1082-AA02........ 10/31/19
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RIN: 1010-AE00
[FR Doc. 2019-26541 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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