[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 8, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1594-1597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31498]
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Vol. 78
Tuesday,
No. 5
January 8, 2013
Part X
Department of the Interior
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Federal Register / Vol. 78 , No. 5 / Tuesday, January 8, 2013 /
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
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 2012 and spring 2013. 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.
Mark Lawyer,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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326....................... National Wildlife Refuge 1018-AX36
System; Oil and Gas
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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327....................... Winter Use--Yellowstone 1024-AE10
National Park.
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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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328....................... Revised Requirements for 1010-AD61
Well Plugging and
Platform Decommissioning.
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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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329....................... Stream Protection Rule.... 1029-AC63
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Prerule Stage
326. National Wildlife Refuge System; Oil and Gas Regulations
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668dd-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 as to prevent or minimize 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............................... 01/00/13
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Scott Covington, Refuge Energy Program Coordinator,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
National Wildlife Refuge System, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington,
VA 22203, Phone: 703 358-2427, Email: [email protected].
Paul Steblein, Refuge Program Specialist, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Suite 670, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: 703 358-2678, Fax: 703
358-1929, Email: [email protected].
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RIN: 1018-AX36
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
National Park Service (NPS)
Final Rule Stage
327. Winter Use--Yellowstone National Park
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1; 16 U.S.C. 3; 16 U.S.C. 9a
Abstract: The park has managed winter use with an interim rule that
only authorized snowmobile and snowcoach use through the end of the
2011-2012 winter season. This new rule would extend the interim
regulations for one more year in order to allow the National Park
Service time to develop a long-term regulation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 12/00/12
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Russ Wilson, Chief Regulations and Special Park
Uses, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 208-4206, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1024-AE10
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Completed Actions
328. Revised Requirements for Well Plugging and Platform
Decommissioning
Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334
Abstract: This rule would establish timely submission requirements
for decommissioning and abandonment plans, and establish deadlines for
decommissioning permits. The rule would also implement timeframes and
clarify requirements for plugging and abandonment of idle wells and
decommissioning idle facilities.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Withdrawn........................... 10/18/12
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Amy White, Phone: 703 787-1665, Fax: 703 787-1555,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1010-AD61
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
Proposed Rule Stage
329. 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................................ 04/00/13
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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: [email protected].
RIN: 1029-AC63
[FR Doc. 2012-31498 Filed 1-7-13; 8:45 am]
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