[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations]
[Department of the Interior Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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Part X
Department of the Interior
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
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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 Agenda of Rules Scheduled for Review or Development
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Semiannual agenda of rules scheduled for review or development.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled
for review or development between October 1994 and April 1995. An
agenda is required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive
Order 12866.
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: All comments and inquiries with regard
to these rules should be directed to the appropriate agency contact.
General comments relating to the agenda should be directed to the
Office of Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior, at the
address above or on (202) 208-5271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this publication, the Department
satisfies the requirement of Executive Order 12866 that the Department
publish an agenda of rules that have been issued or are expected to be
issued and of currently effective rules that are scheduled for review.
Simultaneously, the Department meets the requirement of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that an agenda be
published in April and October of each year identifying rules that
will have significant economic effects on a substantial number of
small entities. Rules that will have such effects are specifically
identified in the agenda.
For this edition of the Department's regulatory agenda, the
most important significant regulatory actions are included in The
Regulatory Plan, which appears in Part II of today's Federal
Register. The Regulatory Plan entries are listed in the Table of
Contents below and are denoted by a bracketed bold reference that
directs the reader to the appropriate Sequence Number in Part II.
Dated: August 19, 1994.
Bill Vincent,
Deputy Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs.
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1913 Natural Resource Damage Assessments; Type B--Biennial Review.......................... 1090-AA29
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Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1914 Natural Resource Damage Assessments (Reg Plan Seq. No. 83)............................ 1090-AA21
1915 Natural Resource Damage Assessments; Type A--Coastal and Marine Environments.......... 1090-AA23
1916 Principles of Ethical Conduct......................................................... 1090-AA38
1917 Natural Resource Damage Assessments; Type B--Nonuse Values............................ 1090-AA43
1918 Protection for Products of Indian Art and Craftsmanship............................... 1090-AA45
1919 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and
Local Governments..................................................................... 1090-AA47
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1920 Department of the Interior, New Restrictions on Lobbying.............................. 1090-AA26
1921 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of
Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Nonprofit Institutions.......................... 1090-AA42
1922 Revised Statute 2477 Rights-of-Way.................................................... 1090-AA44
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Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Completed Actions
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Regulation
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Number Number
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1923 Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs..... 1090-AA37
1924 Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs..... 1090-AA41
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Office of the Solicitor--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1925 Subpart E--Compulsory Process and Testimony of Employees.............................. 1092-AA09
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Office for Equal Opportunity--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1926 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs and Activities Receiving
or Benefiting From Federal Financial Assistance....................................... 1091-AA02
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Office of Hearings and Appeals--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1927 Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals............................... 1094-AA38
1928 Rules Applicable to Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals............................... 1094-AA46
1929 General Rules Applicable to Proceedings on Appeal Before the Interior Board of Indian
Appeals............................................................................... 1094-AA47
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Office of Hearings and Appeals--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1930 Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals............................... 1094-AA39
1931 Special Rules Applicable to Surface Coal Mining Hearings and Appeals.................. 1094-AA42
1932 Notice of Interim Alternative Dispute Resolution and Opportunity for Comment.......... 1094-AA45
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1933 Policy on Health Certification for Translocation/Release of Animals under Service
Jurisdiction.......................................................................... 1018-AC40
1934 Prescription of Fishways under Section 18 of the Federal Power Act.................... 1018-AC46
1935 Migratory Bird Hunting................................................................ 1018-AC79
1936 National Wildlife Refuges: Addition of Areas Open to Hunting and Fishing.............. 1018-AC81
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1937 Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife.............................. 1018-AB49
1938 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AB66
1939 The National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant Program............................... 1018-AB68
1940 List of Migratory Birds............................................................... 1018-AB72
1941 Release and Harvest of Captive-Bred Waterfowl......................................... 1018-AB77
1942 Migratory Bird Hunting: Hunting Regulations for Restriction of Shotshell Length,
Maximum Shot Size, and Nontoxic Shot Coatings......................................... 1018-AB80
1943 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of Manatee Protection
Areas in Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.............................. 1018-AB99
1944 Alaska Refuges Visitor Services....................................................... 1018-AC02
1945 Humane and Healthful Transport Regulations............................................ 1018-AC08
1946 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Critical Habitat for the Pecos Pupfish. 1018-AC18
1947 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Alaska Breeding Population of the
Steller's Eiders...................................................................... 1018-AC19
1948 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Gesneria Pauciflora (No Common Name
(NCN))................................................................................ 1018-AC28
1949 Incidental Take Provisions for Endangered and Threatened Migratory Birds.............. 1018-AC29
1950 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Spring Creek Bladderpod................ 1018-AC42
1951 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Arabian Wolf........................... 1018-AC43
1952 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Reclassification of the Bald Eagle..... 1018-AC48
1953 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Golden Paintbrush...................... 1018-AC52
1954 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Virgin Spinedace....................... 1018-AC53
1955 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Intercross Progeny Policy and
Definitions........................................................................... 1018-AC54
1956 Export of American Ginseng Harvested in 1994-1996..................................... 1018-AC55
1957 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Delissea Undulata (No common name)..... 1018-AC56
1958 General Provisions and General Permit Procedures...................................... 1018-AC57
1959 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Jaguar................................. 1018-AC61
1960 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Arkansas River Shiner.................. 1018-AC62
1961 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Seven Freshwater Mussels from Alabama,
Florida, and Georgia.................................................................. 1018-AC63
1962 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Five Freshwater Mussels................ 1018-AC64
1963 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Two Plants from Southwestern California 1018-AC65
1964 Clean Vessel Act National Pumpout Symbol.............................................. 1018-AC67
1965 Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994....................................... 1018-AC68
1966 Migratory Bird Hunting and Migratory Bird Permits..................................... 1018-AC69
1967 Export Finding for Bobcats, Lynx, and River Otters Harvested in 1994 and Subsequent
Seasons............................................................................... 1018-AC70
1968 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Maguire Daisy.......................... 1018-AC71
1969 Export of American Alligators Taken in the 1995-97 Harvest Seasons.................... 1018-AC72
1970 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation (Duck Stamp) Contest.......................... 1018-AC73
1971 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Eggert's Sunflower..................... 1018-AC74
1972 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Armored Snail.......................... 1018-AC75
1973 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Tropical Butterflies................... 1018-AC76
1974 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Tropical Birds......................... 1018-AC77
1975 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES); Changes to the Appendices.................................................... 1018-AC78
1976 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Fishing Regulations....................................... 1018-AC80
1977 Seasons and Bag Limits for Subsistence Management Regulations......................... 1018-AC82
1978 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: San Diego Fairy Shrimp................. 1018-AC83
1979 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Two California Butterflies............. 1018-AC84
1980 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl........... 1018-AC85
1981 Designation of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Gray Wolves.................. 1018-AC86
1982 Designation of Nonessential Experimental Population of Gray Wolves in Central Idaho
and Southwest Montana................................................................. 1018-AC87
1983 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Southwestern California Plants.... 1018-AC88
1984 Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures..................................................... 1018-AC89
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
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Number Number
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1985 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AA85
1986 Proposed Determination of Experimental Population Status for an Introduced Population
of Colorado Squawfish................................................................. 1018-AB09
1987 Captive-Bred Wildlife................................................................. 1018-AB10
1988 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AB42
1989 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AB52
1990 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AB56
1991 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AB73
1992 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AB75
1993 Eagle Permits......................................................................... 1018-AB81
1994 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AB83
1995 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 30 African Birds....................... 1018-AB84
1996 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AB88
1997 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AB94
1998 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AB97
1999 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Eight Vernal Pool Plants of the Central
Valley of California.................................................................. 1018-AC00
2000 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AC01
2001 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Revision of the Special Rule for
Nonessential Experimental Populations of Red Wolves in North Carolina and Tennessee... 1018-AC03
2002 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Three Puerto Rican Trees............... 1018-AC04
2003 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants......................................... 1018-AC09
2004 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard.............. 1018-AC10
2005 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Small Whorled Pogonia, Reclassification 1018-AC11
2006 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: San Xavier Talussnail.................. 1018-AC13
2007 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Loch Lomond
Coyote Thistle........................................................................ 1018-AC14
2008 Wild Bird Conservation Act, Part II................................................... 1018-AC15
2009 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Parish's Alkali Grass.................. 1018-AC21
2010 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Barton Springs Salamander.............. 1018-AC22
2011 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Rock Gnome Lichen...................... 1018-AC23
2012 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Spruce-Fir Moss Spider................. 1018-AC25
2013 Endangered Threatened Species: Sacramento Splittail................................... 1018-AC26
2014 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Rock Cress............................. 1018-AC27
2015 Reclassifications of Some Populations of Saltwater Crocodiles with Special Rule for
Saltwater and Nile Crocodiles......................................................... 1018-AC30
2016 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Two California Butterflies and a Snake. 1018-AC32
2017 Marbeled Murrelet Critical Habitat Designation........................................ 1018-AC33
2018 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: California Red-Legged Frog............. 1018-AC34
2019 Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program............................................ 1018-AC37
2020 Removal of the Eastern North Pacific Populations of the Gray Whale from the List of
Endangered Wildlife................................................................... 1018-AC38
2021 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Saint Francis' Satyr Butterfly......... 1018-AC44
2022 Rights-of-Way Management on National Wildlife Refuges................................. 1018-AC45
2023 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Five California Sierran Foothills
Plants................................................................................ 1018-AC47
2024 Closure of O'Malley River Area in Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska............. 1018-AC49
2025 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Three California Insects............... 1018-AC50
2026 Importation of Exotic Wild Birds to the United States; Amendment of Final Rule
Implementing the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992................................... 1018-AC51
2027 Addition of Two National Wildlife Refuges to the List of Open Area for Hunting and
Pertinent Refuge-Specific Regulations................................................. 1018-AC58
2028 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Fishing Regulations....................................... 1018-AC59
2029 Addition of Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge to the List of Areas Open for Hunting
in North Dakota....................................................................... 1018-AC60
2030 Migratory Bird Hunting; Bismuth-Tin Shot.............................................. 1018-AC66
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions
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Regulation
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Number Number
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2031 Migratory Bird Hunting................................................................ 1018-AA24
2032 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Fishing Regulations....................................... 1018-AA71
2033 National Wildlife Refuges: Adding to Areas Open to Hunting and Fishing................ 1018-AB25
2034 Seasons and Bag Limits for Subsistence Management Regulations......................... 1018-AB43
2035 Cabin Management Regulations on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska................... 1018-AB46
2036 Farm-Raised Fish; Exemption From Fish and Wildlife Export Requirements................ 1018-AB61
2037 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Establishment of Additional Manatee
Sanctuaries in Kings Bay, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida....................... 1018-AB74
2038 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Hawaiian Ferns.................... 1018-AB92
2039 Clean Vessel Act Technical Guidelines................................................. 1018-AB95
2040 Proposed Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Black-Footed
Ferrets in North-Central Montana...................................................... 1018-AB96
2041 Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Black-Footed Ferrets in
Southwestern South Dakota............................................................. 1018-AB98
2042 Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Station Grant Administration................................. 1018-AC06
2043 Designated Port Status for Boston, MA................................................. 1018-AC07
2044 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Two Puerto Rican Hawks................. 1018-AC12
2045 Regulations Prohibiting Taking of Free Ranging Wolves and Wolverines on the National
Wildlife Refuges in Alaska on the Same Day the Trapper or Hunter is Airborne.......... 1018-AC16
2046 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Three Puerto Rican Plants.............. 1018-AC17
2047 Species Change to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora (CITES)............................................................... 1018-AC31
2048 Designated Ports for Listed Plants.................................................... 1018-AC36
2049 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Pacific Pocket Mouse................... 1018-AC39
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National Park Service--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2050 Voyageurs National Park: Aircraft Operations.......................................... 1024-AC23
2051 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Special Regulations................................ 1024-AC28
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National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2052 Dry Tortugas National Park: Fishing; Boundary Adjustments............................. 1024-AA96
2053 Minerals Management--Non-Federal Oil and Gas.......................................... 1024-AB39
2054 National Park Service Symbols: United States Park Police Insignia..................... 1024-AB94
2055 Rights-of-Way......................................................................... 1024-AC01
2056 Glacier Bay: Vessel Management Plan/Regulations....................................... 1024-AC05
2057 Penalty Provisions.................................................................... 1024-AC06
2058 Rock Climbing......................................................................... 1024-AC13
2059 Katmai National Park--Bear Management................................................. 1024-AC17
2060 Yellowstone National Park--Special Revision........................................... 1024-AC18
2061 Visitor Services Under Section 1307 of ANILCA......................................... 1024-AC19
2062 Applicability and Resource Protection Revisions....................................... 1024-AC21
2063 The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.... 1024-AC24
2064 Alaska; Hunting and Trapping Regulations.............................................. 1024-AC25
2065 Oregon Caves National Monument: Special Regulations................................... 1024-AC26
2066 Conveyance of Freehold and Leasehold Interests........................................ 1024-AC27
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National Park Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2067 Protection of Archaeological Resources; Uniform Regulations........................... 1024-AA51
2068 Everglades National Park: Mining...................................................... 1024-AB10
2069 Yellowstone National Park: Commercial Traffic on U.S. Highway 191 Within Yellowstone
National Park......................................................................... 1024-AB82
2070 Solid Waste Disposal Sites in Units of the National Park System....................... 1024-AB95
2071 National Natural Landmarks Program.................................................... 1024-AB96
2072 Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Fishing Regulations................................. 1024-AB99
2073 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Implementation................. 1024-AC07
2074 Sale and Distribution of Newspapers, Leaflets, and Pamphlets.......................... 1024-AC14
2075 Glacier National Park Revision........................................................ 1024-AC15
2076 Grand Teton Backcountry Use........................................................... 1024-AC20
2077 Glacier Bay: Regulation Applicability................................................. 1024-AC22
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National Park Service--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2078 Alaska: Subsistence Uses.............................................................. 1024-AC03
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Bureau of Indian Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2079 Administration of the Indian Adult Education Programs................................. 1076-AA15
2080 Leasing and Permitting................................................................ 1076-AA29
2081 Operation and Maintenance of Irrigation Projects...................................... 1076-AC53
2082 Individual Indian Monies.............................................................. 1076-AC65
2083 Listing of Courts of Indian Offenses: Amendment....................................... 1076-AC78
2084 Adult and Juvenile Detention, Holding, and Community Residential Standards for
Facilities and Programs............................................................... 1076-AC80
2085 Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Regulations.......................................... 1076-AC81
2086 Tribal Organization Under a Federal Statute........................................... 1076-AC88
2087 Petitioning and Other Procedures for Tribes Reorganized Under Federal Statute and
Other Organized Tribes................................................................ 1076-AC89
2088 Family and Child Education Program (FACE)............................................. 1076-AC92
2089 Irrigation Operation and Maintenance Rate Adjustment.................................. 1076-AD02
2090 Indian Electric Power Utilities....................................................... 1076-AD03
2091 American Indian Agricultural Rangeland Management..................................... 1076-AD04
2092 Preference in Employment.............................................................. 1076-AD05
2093 Reindeer in Alaska.................................................................... 1076-AD07
2094 Grants to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Navajo Community College......... 1076-AD08
2095 Indian School Equalization Program.................................................... 1076-AD09
2096 Preservation of Antiquities........................................................... 1076-AD10
2097 Land Acquisitions for Tribes and Individual Indians................................... 1076-AD11
2098 Leasing of Osage Reservation Lands in Oklahoma for Mining Except Oil and Gas.......... 1076-AD12
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Bureau of Indian Affairs--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
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Number Number
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2099 Administration of the Higher Education Program........................................ 1076-AA10
2100 Oil, Gas, Solid Mineral, and Geothermal Mineral Agreements............................ 1076-AA82
2101 Roads of the Bureau of Indian Affairs................................................. 1076-AB05
2102 Financial Assistance and Social Services Program...................................... 1076-AC13
2103 Revised Procedures for Implementation of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act Amendments of 1988 (Reg Plan Seq. No. 84).............................. 1076-AC20
2104 Minimum Academic Standards for the Basic Education of Indian Children and National
Criteria for Dormitory Situations..................................................... 1076-AC32
2105 General Forest Regulations............................................................ 1076-AC44
2106 Education Facilities Construction..................................................... 1076-AC49
2107 Buy Indian Act Procedures for Contracting............................................. 1076-AC50
2108 Off Reservation Land Acquisitions for Indian Tribes................................... 1076-AC51
2109 Sale of Forest Products, Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota....................... 1076-AC75
2110 Sale of Lumber and Other Forest Products Produced by Indian Enterprises From the
Forests on Indian Reservations........................................................ 1076-AC77
2111 Indian Monies, Proceeds of Labor (IMPL)............................................... 1076-AC86
2112 Business Practices on the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni Reservations......................... 1076-AC87
2113 Resource Allocation Methodology for the Housing Assistance Program.................... 1076-AD01
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Bureau of Indian Affairs--Completed Actions
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Regulation
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Number Number
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2114 Leasing of Osage Reservation Lands for Oil/Gas Mining................................. 1076-AC09
2115 Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood................................................ 1076-AC19
2116 Safety and Health Inspection Program.................................................. 1076-AC31
2117 Deposit and Expenditure of Individual Funds of Members of the Osage Tribe of Indians
Who Do Not Have Certificates of Competency............................................ 1076-AC45
2118 Procedures for Establishing That an American Group Exists as an Indian Tribe.......... 1076-AC46
2119 Use of Columbia River Indian In-Lieu Fishing Sites.................................... 1076-AC79
2120 Arrangements With States, Territories, and Other Agencies for Social Welfare of
Indians............................................................................... 1076-AC94
2121 Licensed Indian Traders............................................................... 1076-AC95
2122 Education Contracts Under the Johnson-O'Malley Act.................................... 1076-AC96
2123 Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Programs....................... 1076-AC97
2124 Protection of Products of Indian Art and Craftsmanship................................ 1076-AD06
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Minerals Management Service--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
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Number Number
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2125 Valuation of Oil and Gas from Indian Leases........................................... 1010-AB57
2126 Gas Measurement and Commingling....................................................... 1010-AB97
2127 Training of Lessee and Contractor Employees Engaged in Oil and Gas and Sulphur
Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf............................................. 1010-AB99
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Minerals Management Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2128 Amendments to 30 CFR 250.67--Hydrogen Sulfide......................................... 1010-AB50
2129 Response Plans Facilities Seaward of the Coastline.................................... 1010-AB81
2130 Revision of Requirements Governing Corporate Surety Bonds for Outer Continental Shelf
Leases................................................................................ 1010-AB92
2131 Revision of Authorized Bidding Systems for Leases in the Outer Continental Shelf...... 1010-AB93
2132 Transportation and Processing Allowances for Oil and Gas.............................. 1010-AB94
2133 Burning Liquid Hydrocarbons and Flaring or Venting Gas................................ 1010-AB96
2134 Transportation and Washing Allowances for Coal........................................ 1010-AC00
2135 Royalties, Rentals, Bonuses, and Other Monies......................................... 1010-AC01
2136 Valuation of Gas Production........................................................... 1010-AC02
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Minerals Management Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2137 Regulations Governing Recoupment of Overpayments on Indian Leases..................... 1010-AB40
2138 Payor Responsibilities................................................................ 1010-AB45
2139 Extension of Time Period for Maintaining Records on Outer Continental Shelf Net Profit
Share Oil and Gas Leases.............................................................. 1010-AB46
2140 Safety Requirements Governing Production Platforms and Pipelines...................... 1010-AB52
2141 Archaeological Surveys................................................................ 1010-AB63
2142 Limitations on Credit Adjustments Submitted by Lessees and Other Royalty Payors Under
Federal and Indian Mineral Leases..................................................... 1010-AB73
2143 Collection of Royalties, Interest, and Other Amounts Due Under Federal and Indian
Mineral Leases by Administrative Offset............................................... 1010-AB74
2144 Amendment of Regulations Governing Assessments for Incorrect Reports.................. 1010-AB82
2145 Offsets, Recoupments, and Refunds of Excess Payments of Royalties, Rentals, Bonuses,
or Other Amounts Under Federal Offshore Mineral Leases................................ 1010-AB90
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Minerals Management Service--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2146 Audit Procedures and Payor Requirements and Responsibilities During Audits............ 1010-AB44
2147 Amendment of Regulations Governing Late Payment Interest Charges on Solid Minerals and
Geothermal Resources Leases........................................................... 1010-AB83
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2148 Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites........................................................... 1029-AB70
2149 Affected Area (Haul Roads)............................................................ 1029-AB76
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2150 Coal Moisture......................................................................... 1029-AB78
2151 Backfilling and Grading............................................................... 1029-AB79
2152 Notification and Right of Entry....................................................... 1029-AB80
2153 Arizona Federal Program............................................................... 1029-AB81
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2154 Applicant/Violator System Procedures.................................................. 1029-AB34
2155 Permanent Regulatory Program; Performance Standards; Permanent and Temporary
Impoundments.......................................................................... 1029-AB40
2156 Definition and Criteria for Valid Existing Rights..................................... 1029-AB42
2157 Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations: Initial and Permanent Regulatory
Programs; Abandoned Sites............................................................. 1029-AB60
2158 Applicant/Violator System Permit Information.......................................... 1029-AB62
2159 Regulation of Indian Lands............................................................ 1029-AB65
2160 Basis for Coal Weight Determination................................................... 1029-AB68
2161 Subsidence............................................................................ 1029-AB69
2162 Abandoned Mine Land Grant Procedures.................................................. 1029-AB72
2163 Coal Remining......................................................................... 1029-AB74
2164 Definition of Coal.................................................................... 1029-AB75
2165 Coal Formation Outcrop Fires.......................................................... 1029-AB77
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2166 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund Reauthorization.................................. 1029-AB49
2167 Wire Transfer of Fees................................................................. 1029-AB50
2168 Land Use Information Rule............................................................. 1029-AB57
2169 Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations; Permanent Regulatory Programs;
Performance Bonds; Alternative Bonding Systems........................................ 1029-AB61
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Bureau of Reclamation--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2170 Central Valley Project of California - Purposes, Uses, and Allocation of Water
Supplies.............................................................................. 1006-AA34
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Bureau of Reclamation--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2171 Regulations for Administering Entitlements to Colorado River Water in the Lower
Colorado River Basin (Reg Plan Seq. No. 85)........................................... 1006-AA24
2172 Revenues Management................................................................... 1006-AA30
2173 Acreage Limitation, Water Conservation, and Cost Recovery............................. 1006-AA32
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Bureau of Reclamation--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2174 Acreage Limitation Administrative Fees................................................ 1006-AA33
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Bureau of Reclamation--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2175 Procedure To Process and Recover the Value of Rights of Use and Administrative Costs
Incurred in Permitting Such Use....................................................... 1006-AA23
2176 Reclamation of Arid Lands by the United States........................................ 1006-AA26
2177 Exchange or Amendment of Farm Units on Federal Reclamation Projects................... 1006-AA27
2178 Administrative Claims Under the Public Works Appropriation Act for Teton Dam.......... 1006-AA28
2179 Emergency Drought Act................................................................. 1006-AA29
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Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2180 Sales of Forest Products; General--Preparation for Sale............................... 1004-AB34
2181 Leases, Permits, and Easements........................................................ 1004-AB51
2182 Management of Designated Wilderness Area.............................................. 1004-AB69
2183 Drainage, Operations, and Leasing Obligations......................................... 1004-AB74
2184 Sales--Federal Land Policy and Management Act......................................... 1004-AB77
2185 Land Withdrawals...................................................................... 1004-AB94
2186 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations........................................................ 1004-AC09
2187 Logical Mining Units: General; LMU Application Procedures; LMU Approval Criteria; LMU
Diligence; Administration of LMU Operations........................................... 1004-AC15
2188 Disposal of Reserved Minerals Under the Stockraising Homestead Act.................... 1004-AC19
2189 Recreation and Public Purposes Act Conveyances; Conveyance of Federally Owned Minerals 1004-AC21
2190 FAA Airport Grants and Airport Leases................................................. 1004-AC22
2191 Segregation and Opening of Lands...................................................... 1004-AC23
2192 Tramroads and Logging Road............................................................ 1004-AC24
2193 Onshore Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration........................................... 1004-AC25
2194 Waiver, Suspension, or Reduction of Rental, Royalty, or Minimum Royalty............... 1004-AC26
2195 Coalbed Methane Development........................................................... 1004-AC27
2196 Delegation of Authority, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts for Oil and Gas
Inspections: General.................................................................. 1004-AC28
2197 Grazing Administration; Exclusive of Alaska; General.................................. 1004-AC29
2198 Law Enforcement--Criminal............................................................. 1004-AC30
2199 Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 9, Waste Prevention and Use of Produced Oil and Gas for
Beneficial Purposes................................................................... 1004-AC31
2200 Planning, Programming, and Budgeting.................................................. 1004-AC32
2201 Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 8, Well Workovers, Completions, and Abandonments........ 1004-AC33
2202 Geothermal Resources Operations....................................................... 1004-AC34
2203 Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 1, Approval of Operations............................... 1004-AC35
2204 Fire Management....................................................................... 1004-AC36
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Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2205 Management of Rights-of-Way Authorized by R.S. 2477................................... 1004-AB00
2206 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Special Provisions; Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 5--
Measurement of Gas.................................................................... 1004-AB22
2207 Public Availability of Minerals Resources Information................................. 1004-AB55
2208 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations: Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 4 --Measurement of Oil.. 1004-AB80
2209 Protection, Management, and Control of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros............ 1004-AB84
2210 Conveyance of Federally Owned Mineral Interests....................................... 1004-AB86
2211 Grazing Administration Exclusive of Alaska (Reg Plan Seq. No. 86)..................... 1004-AB89
2212 Sales of Forest Products; Law Enforcement............................................. 1004-AB97
2213 Administration of Rights-of-Way....................................................... 1004-AC12
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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--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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2214 Public Law 167; Act of July 23, 1955.................................................. 1004-AB88
2215 Homesteading; Designation of Areas and Sites; Programs and Objectives (Administrative
Final Rule)........................................................................... 1004-AB98
2216 Mining Claim Maintenance and Location Fees............................................ 1004-AC17
2217 Execution and Filing of Forms......................................................... 1004-AC18
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_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Prerule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1913. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; TYPE B--BIENNIAL REVIEW
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9651(c)
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: CERCLA and the Clean Water Act allow natural resource
trustees to bring a claim against a potentially responsible party for
resources that have been injured by a release of a hazardous substance
or a discharge of oil. CERCLA requires that natural resource damage
assessment regulations be promulgated and that the regulations be
reviewed, and revised as appropriate, every two years. This rulemaking
is the biennial review of the administrative process for conducting
assessments as well as the site-specific ``type B'' procedures for
determining injury and damages. This rulemaking will be closely
coordinated with the natural resource damage assessment rulemaking
being conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 10/00/94
ANPRM Comment Period End 02/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: A description of this regulatory action and
several related actions appears in Regulatory Plan entry 1090-AA21 in
Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Agency Contact: Jonathan P. Deason, Director, Office of Environmental
Policy and Compliance, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary
for Policy, Management and Budget, Room 2340, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3891
RIN: 1090-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1914. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 83 in Part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 1090-AA21
_______________________________________________________________________
1915. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; TYPE A--COASTAL AND MARINE
ENVIRONMENTS
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9651(c) CERCLA
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 27, 1994. Final, Judicial,
July 17, 1995.
Settlement agreement
Abstract: CERCLA and the Clean Water Act allow natural resource
trustees to bring a claim against a potentially responsible party for
resources that have been injured by a release of a hazardous substance
or a discharge of oil. CERCLA calls for the promulgation of simplified
``type A'' assessment procedures involving minimal fieldwork for use in
cases of minor releases or discharges. In 1987, the Department issued a
type A procedure for coastal and marine environments that incorporated
a computer model capable of calculating damages based on a small number
of user-supplied data inputs. CERCLA requires that assessment
procedures be reviewed, and revised as appropriate, every two years. In
1989, the Department began the biennial review of the type A procedure
for coastal and marine environments. Subsequently, State of Colorado v.
United States Department of the Interior, 880 F.2d 481 (D.C. Cir.
1989), ordered the Department to revise the type A computer model to
incorporate restoration costs as well as lost economic values.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 09/22/89 54 FR 39015
ANPRM Comment Period End 10/23/89 54 FR 39015
NPRM 10/27/94
NPRM Comment Period End 01/27/95
Final Action 07/17/95
Final Action Effective 08/17/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: A description of this regulatory action and
several related actions appears in Regulatory Plan entry 1090-AA21 in
Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Agency Contact: Jonathan P. Deason, Director, Office of Environmental
Policy and Compliance, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary
for Policy, Management and Budget, Room 2340, 1849 C St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3891
RIN: 1090-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________
1916. PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL CONDUCT
Legal Authority: 5 USC 7301; 5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act)
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 2635
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) has issued new
standards of conduct regulations. The Department of the Interior (DOI)
is preparing special conduct regulations (applies only to DOI
employees) to supplement OGE's new standards of conduct. Interior's
supplemental regulations, if approved by OGE, will be codified in 5 CFR
Part 2635.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: On June 10, 1993, the Department published a
final rule that removed portions of 43 CFR 20 that have been superseded
by Standards of Conduct regulations issued by U.S. Office of Government
Ethics. The remaining regulations in 43 CFR 20 are preserved until they
can be recodified in 5 CFR 2635 on or before February 3, 1994. The U.S.
Office of Government Ethics recently extended this date until February
3, 1995.
Agency Contact: Mason Tsai, Deputy Ethics Program Coordinator,
Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management
and Budget, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5916
RIN: 1090-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________
1917. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; TYPE B--NONUSE VALUES
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9651(c) CERCLA
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: CERCLA and the Clean Water Act allow natural resource
trustees to bring a claim against a potentially responsible party for
resources that have been injured by a release of a hazardous substance
or a discharge of oil. In 1986, the Department issued site-specific
``type B'' procedures for determining injury and damages. State of Ohio
v. United States Department of the Interior, 880 F.2d 432 (D.C. Cir.
1989), ordered the Department to revise the type B procedures, among
other things, to allow for the assessment of all reliably calculated
lost economic values. This rulemaking addresses one aspect of the court
remand--the reliable calculation of lost nonuse values of injured
resources. On March 25, 1994, the Department issued a final rule
complying with all other aspects of the court remand (59 FR 14261).
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/04/94 59 FR 23097
NPRM Comment Period End 10/07/94 59 FR 32175
Final Action 05/00/95
Final Action Effective 06/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: A description of this regulatory action and
several related actions appears in Regulatory Plan entry 1090-AA21 in
Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Agency Contact: Jonathan P. Deason, Director, Office of Environmental
Policy and Compliance, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary
for Policy, Management and Budget, Room 2340, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3891
RIN: 1090-AA43
_______________________________________________________________________
1918. PROTECTION FOR PRODUCTS OF INDIAN ART AND CRAFTSMANSHIP
Legal Authority: 25 USC 305a; PL 101-644 Indian Arts and Crafts Act of
1990
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 309
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These regulations carry out the enforcement provisions of PL
101-644 to help ensure that American Indian and Alaska Native artists
and craftspeople receive their fair share of the market by limiting
unfair competition from products misrepresented as genuine Indian arts
and crafts products.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Geoffrey E. Stamm, Acting General Manager, Indian Arts
and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for
Policy, Management and Budget, 1849 C Street NW., Room 4004 MIB,
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3773
RIN: 1090-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________
1919. UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 31 USC 7501; 41 USC 701 et seq; EO 12539;
EO 12674; EO 12731; OMB Circular A-102; OMB Circular A-110; OMB
Circular A-128; OMB Circular A-133
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 12
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule will amend the Governmentwide grants
management common rule published in the Federal Register on March 11,
1988(53 FR 8028-8032). This amendment is needed to implement a National
Performance Review recommendation to increase the dollar threshold for
small purchases (simplified acquisition threshold) by local governments
from $25,000 to $100,000. The proposal would apply to state and local
grantees.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Agency Contact: Dean A. Titcomb, Chief, Acquisition and Assistance
Division, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Management and Budget, 1849 C Street N.W. MS 5512 MIB, Washington, DC
20240, 202 208-6431
RIN: 1090-AA47
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Final Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1920. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING
Legal Authority: PL 101-121, Sec 319; 31 USC 1352; 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 18
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule will prohibit recipients of Federal
contracts, grants and loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying
the Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal Government in
connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/26/90 55 FR 6736
Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Agency Contact: Dean A. Titcomb, Chief, Acquisition and Assistance
Division, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Management and Budget, Office of Acquisition and Property Management,
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3433
RIN: 1090-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
1921. UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS AND OTHER NONPROFIT
INSTITUTIONS
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; OMB Circular A-110
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 12
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, May 29, 1994.
The Circular requires that the standards be adopted in codified
regulations within six months after the publication in the Federal
Register (May 29, 1994).
Abstract: This interim final rule will implement those standards from
OMB Circular A-110 that the Department will impose on grantees. Prior
implementation of the Circular has been limited to a reference to the
applicability of the Circular. The revised Circular published on
November 29, 1993, requires agencies to adopt the standards in codified
regulations.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 08/26/94 59 FR 44040
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dean A. Titcomb, Chief, Acquisition and Assistance
Division, Office of Acquisition and Property Mgmt., Department of the
Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, 1849 C
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3433
RIN: 1090-AA42
_______________________________________________________________________
1922. REVISED STATUTE 2477 RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 1733; 43 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 39
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would implement the Secretary of the
Interior's June 1, 1993, recommendation to Congress that the Department
promulgate regulations addressing rights-of-way pursuant to R.S. 2477
across lands now administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the
National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. R.S.
2477--a provision adopted in 1866 that granted a right-of-way for the
construction of highways across public land not reserved for public
uses--was repealed in 1976, but valid existing rights-of-way were not
terminated. This proposed rule is intended to clarify the meaning of
the statute and provide a workable administrative process and standards
for recognizing valid claims.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/01/94 59 FR 39216
NPRM Comment Period End 09/30/94 59 FR 39216
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: Ron Montagna, Realty Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 202 452-7782
RIN: 1090-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Completed Actions
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1923. ADMINISTRATIVE AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AND COST PRINCIPLES FOR
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 12
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/14/94 59 FR 17711
Final Action Effective 05/16/94 59 FR 17711
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: Dean A. Titcomb, 202 208-6432
RIN: 1090-AA37
_______________________________________________________________________
1924. ADMINISTRATIVE AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AND COST PRINCIPLES FOR
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 12
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 07/19/94 59 FR 36713
Final Action Effective 08/18/94 59 FR 36713
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this
action.
Agency Contact: Dean A. Titcomb, 202 208-3433
RIN: 1090-AA41
BILLING CODE 4310-RK-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Final Rule Stage
Office of the Solicitor (OSOL)
_______________________________________________________________________
1925. SUBPART E--COMPULSORY PROCESS AND TESTIMONY OF EMPLOYEES
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2.80
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These regulations amend the Department's current regulations
on employee testimony and response to subpoenas for documents. The
current regulations do not provide enough guidance to allow appropriate
decisions to be made as to whether testimony should be allowed or
documents released. Further, the current regulations do not have a
centralized review to allow for consistent decisionmaking throughout
the Department. These regulations provide guidance to those requesting
testimony of employees or production of documents as to what the
Department must consider to make a reasonable and just decision.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/15/93 58 FR 4635
NPRM Comment Period End 02/16/93 58 FR 4635
Final Action 02/00/95
Final Action Effective 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Peg Romanik, Attorney-Advisor, Department of the
Interior, Office of the Solicitor, 1849 C St. NW., MS 6531, Washington,
DC 20240, 202 208-5216
RIN: 1092-AA09
BILLING CODE 4310-17-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
Office for Equal Opportunity (OEO)
_______________________________________________________________________
1926. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND
ACTIVITIES RECEIVING OR BENEFITING FROM FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Legal Authority: PL 92-318, title IX of the Education Amendment of
1972; PL 93-568; PL 94-482; 20 USC 1681 to 1686
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Title IX regulation is intended to address the problem of
discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity
receiving or benefiting from Federal financial assistance administered
by the DOI.
No alternative for addressing problems of discrimination in DOI's
education programs can be considered due to the fact that Title IX
requires each Federal agency which extends Federal financial assistance
to any educational program or activity, to issue rules and regulations
implementing Title IX.
DOI's recipients are anticipated to incur expenses in two (2) areas:
(1) Data collection and recordkeeping; (2) rectifying areas of
noncompliance with Title IX. With respect to DOI, expenses will be
incurred in three (3) areas: (1) Development and publication of the
Title IX rule; (2) provision of technical assistance; and (3)
accomplishing compliance reviews and enforcement activities.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Melvin C. Fowler, Supervisory Equal Opportunity
Specialist, Department of the Interior, Office for Equal Opportunity,
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3455
RIN: 1091-AA02
BILLING CODE 4310-RE-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1927. RULES APPLICABLE IN INDIAN AFFAIRS HEARINGS AND APPEALS
Legal Authority: PL 96-274; PL 97-459; 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4.300; 43 CFR 4.301; 43 CFR 4.302; 43 CFR 4.303;
43 CFR 4.304; 43 CFR 4.305; 43 CFR 4.306; 43 CFR 4.307; 43 CFR 4.308
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The agency proposes to amend its regulations in 43 CFR 4.300
through 4.308 relating to Tribal Purchase of Interests Under Special
Statutes in order to provide standard procedures for implementation of
two recent statutes expanding tribal purchase rights and escheat
requirements, namely, Pub. L. 96-274, applicable to the Standing Rock
Sioux Reservation in North and South Dakota, and Pub. L. 97-459,
applicable to the Devils Lake Sioux Reservation of North Dakota. The
Department's current regulations in 43 CFR 4.300 through 4.308 apply to
the Yakima, Warm Springs and Nez Perce Reservations. The proposed
amendments to these regulations will incorporate provisions necessary
for consideration of cases arising under the two statutes cited above.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Philip J. Kiko, Deputy Director, Department of the
Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22203, 703 235-3810
RIN: 1094-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________
1928. RULES APPLICABLE TO INDIAN AFFAIRS HEARINGS AND APPEALS
Legal Authority: 36 Stat 855, as amended; 36 Stat 856, as amended; 38
Stat 586; 42 Stat 1185, as amended; 56 Stat 1021 et seq; RS 463; RS
465; 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 372; 25 USC 373; 25 USC 374;
25 USC 373a; 25 USC 373b; ...
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4.208; 43 CFR 4.210(b); 43 CFR 4.241(a); 43 CFR
4.242(d)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The agency proposes to amend and update its regulations
pertaining to the hearing and disposition of Indian probate cases by:
(1) allowing, under 4.208, the renunciation of a probate interest by a
beneficiary as young as 18 years instead of the current 21 years; (2)
amending the period under 4.210(b) within which the BIA Superintendent
may file with the Administrative Law Judge all records relevant to an
Indian deceased and his property to 120 days from the receipt of the
notice of death from the current 90 days; (3) amending the address
under 4.241(a) for the filing of a petition for rehearing to the
Administrative Law Judge from the current BIA Superintendent; and (4)
clarifying under 4.242(d) that and estate may be reopened at a time
beyond 3 years after the date of the original final decision in the
estate at the instance of a petition by a BIA official or of the
Administrative Law Judge's own motion.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/28/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Philip G. Kiko, Deputy Director, Department of the
Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22203, 703 235-3810
RIN: 1094-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________
1929. GENERAL RULES APPLICABLE TO PROCEEDINGS ON APPEAL BEFORE
THE INTERIOR BOARD OF INDIAN APPEALS
Legal Authority: 36 Stat 855, as amended; 36 Stat 856, as amended; 38
Stat 586; 42 Stat 1185, as amended; 56 Stat 1021 et seq; RS 463; RS
465; 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 372; 25 USC 373; 25 USC 374;
25 USC 373a; 25 USC 373b; ...
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4.310 to 4.340 (Revision)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The agency proposes to amend and update its regulations in
order to clarify and streamline procedures for appealing to the
Interior Board of Indian Appeals from decisions issued in Indian
probate matters, decisions issued under authority of 25 CFR chapter I,
and such other decisions in Indian matters as may be referred to the
Board. Experience working with the present regulations has shown them
to be confusing. In addition, some of the Board's regulations are out-
of-date and do not address areas of jurisdiction, such as Osage will
contests, that have been delegated to the Board by the Secretary of the
Interior. Regulatory guidance is also needed for appeals that have
specific procedural rules as part of the program regulations, such as
tribal acknowledgements.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/31/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kathryn A. Lynn, Chief Administrative Judge, Board of
Indian Appeals, Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings and
Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203, 703 235-3816
RIN: 1094-AA47
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Final Rule Stage
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1930. RULES APPLICABLE IN INDIAN AFFAIRS HEARINGS AND APPEALS
Legal Authority: 36 Stat 855, as amended; 38 Stat 586; 42 Stat 1185,
as amended; 56 Stat 1021 to 1022; RS 463; RS 465; 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2;
25 USC 9; 25 USC 372; 25 USC 373; 25 USC 373a; 25 USC 373b; 25 USC 374
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4.207; 43 CFR 4.242; 43 CFR 4.274
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The agency proposes: (1) Amendment of 4.207 to permit
acceptance of compromise settlements in probate of estates of Indians
who died owning property in trust or restricted status when all parties
are advised of all facts and are cognizant of effect of the compromise
on their rights, and where no family member is coerced into the
agreement. Such settlements are already provided for in disputed cases;
(2) amendment of 4.242 to require petitioner for reopening of an estate
which has been closed more than 3 years to show due diligence in
pursuing the claim. This will place in the regulation case law
developed over the past 18 years; (3) amendment of 4.274 by adding a
new paragraph (c) for allowance of immediate payment of claims where
appropriate for better conservation of assets of the estate, and a new
paragraph (d) to permit partial distribution of an estate to provide
funds for the maintenance of the family where the ultimate distribution
is unlikely to be disputed.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/06/90 55 FR 36669
NPRM Comment Period End 10/09/90 55 FR 36669
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Philip G. Kiko, Deputy Director, Department of the
Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22203, 703 235-3810
RIN: 1094-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________
1931. SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO SURFACE COAL MINING HEARINGS AND
APPEALS
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 30 USC 1256; 30 USC 1260; 30 USC 1261; 30
USC 1264; 30 USC 1268; 30 USC 1271; 30 USC 1272; 30 USC 1275; 30 USC
1293
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4.1307(c); 30 CFR 773.20(c)(3); 30 CFR
773.20(c)(4); 30 CFR 773.21(c)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In accordance with the settlement agreement in Save Our
Cumberland Mountains v. Lujan, OHA will propose rules (1) to amend the
burden of proof set forth in 43 CFR 4.1307(c) in individual civil
penalty proceedings, (2) to provide for hearings and a right to
petition for review by the Interior Board of Land Appeals on
determinations by the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), based on the
Applicant Violator System, that a person is linked to a person
currently in violation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act, and (3) to provide for hearings and a right to petition for review
of OSM decisions to suspend or rescind improvidently issued permits
under 30 CFR 773.20(c)(3) or (4).
Timetable:
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NPRM 09/06/91 56 FR 45806
NPRM Comment Period End 11/20/91 56 FR 55263
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Will A. Irwin, Administrative Judge, Interior Board of
Land Appeals, Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings and
Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203, 703 235-3750
RIN: 1094-AA42
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1932. NOTICE OF INTERIM ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND OPPORTUNITY
FOR COMMENT
Legal Authority: PL 101-552; 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This is not a regulatory action but a notice for publication
in the Federal Register concerning the Department's interim policy on
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and providing opportunity for the
public to comment. This interim policy will be in effect for two years.
During this interim phase, bureaus and offices of the Department will
implement pilot initiatives to assess the applicability of ADR methods
to a variety of disputes. At the conclusion of the interim phase, the
results of these initiatives will be evaluated and a final ADR policy
will be developed. This notice will establish the Department's interim
policy on ADR and provide guidance on the establishment of ADR program
initiatives. The use of ADR should reduce time and costs associated
with resolution of disputes.
Timetable:
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Interim Final Rule 06/13/94 59 FR 30368
Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Barry E. Hill, Director, Department of the Interior,
Office of Hearings and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203,
703 235-3810
RIN: 1094-AA45
BILLING CODE 4310-79-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Prerule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
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1933. POLICY ON HEALTH CERTIFICATION FOR TRANSLOCATION/RELEASE OF ANIMALS
UNDER SERVICE JURISDICTION
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 711; 16 USC 1531 to 1543; 16 USC 1361
to 1407; 16 USC 669
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21; 50 CFR 22; 50 CFR 80; 50 CFR 17; 50 CFR 18
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: There is considerable concern about the potential disease
threat posed by translocations/releases to the wild of animals which do
not currently require health certification. The Service is proposing to
establish an agency policy requiring health certification for
translocation/release of all warm-blooded vertebrates under its
jurisdiction.
Timetable:
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ANPRM 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: The Service has issued a separate notice of
intent in the Federal Register on June 1, 1993, announcing the review
of all aspects of the regulations pertaining to the release and harvest
of captive-reared mallards. The comments and suggestions received
suggested ways of alleviating potential conflicts and resolving
management problems associated with captive-reared mallard release
programs may well suggest a wildlife health certification policy as a
means of addressing some of these problems.
Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -634 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-1714
RIN: 1018-AC40
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1934. PRESCRIPTION OF FISHWAYS UNDER SECTION 18 OF THE FEDERAL
POWER ACT
Legal Authority: PL 102-486
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 405
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Departments of Interior and Commerce are considering
proposing a rule to harmonize and codify their existing practices for
prescribing fishways under section 18 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).
Such rulemaking would clarify the process by which the Departments
prescribe fishways for non-Federal hydropower projects licensed by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission.) The Department
anticipate that fishway prescription rule would provide procedural
guidance to agency staff; increase consistency and predictability in
the fishway prescription process; and foster understanding between the
Departments, license applicants, and the Commission. This rulemaking
would also explain how the Departments obtain information from, and
coordinate with, license applicants thoughout the prescription process.
Timetable:
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ANPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Marge Kolar, Chief, Branch of Federal Activities,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
- 400 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-2183
RIN: 1018-AC46
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1935. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 711
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service annually publishes a series of documents
establishing migratory bird hunting regulations for the current hunting
season. This annual process consists of proposed frameworks providing
outside limits for dates and hours of shooting, as well as bag and
possession limits; final frameworks for hunting seasons from which
States may select regulations; and final rules approving such State
selections.
Timetable:
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ANPRM 04/00/95
NPRM 07/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: Small entities likely to be affected by these
rules include some sporting goods stores, hardware stores, motels and
hotels, restaurants, clothing stores, boat and marine equipment stores,
gasoline stations, private hunting clubs, land overs' leasing hunting
rights, and mail order houses selling hunting equipment and supplies.
Originally scheduled: April 1985.
Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird
Managment Office, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS -634 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1714
RIN: 1018-AC79
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1936. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES: ADDITION OF AREAS OPEN TO
HUNTING AND FISHING
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 16 USC 460k; 16 USC 664; 16 USC 668dd; 16
USC 715i
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: National wildlife refuges are generally closed to hunting or
fishing until specifically opened by rulemaking.
Timetable:
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ANPRM 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuges,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-670 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-1744
RIN: 1018-AC81
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
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1937. IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3371 et seq; 16 USC 1532 et seq; 16 USC 1382;
16 USC 703 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service will amend 50 CFR 14 to permit the use of the
U.S. Customs Service's Automated Commercial System (ACS) for the
declaration and clearance of importations and exportation of wildlife.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/14/94 59 FR 47212
NPRM Comment Period End 11/14/94
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: The ACS system is being tested in several ports
of entry. The Service will amend 50 CFR 14 when the system is fully
implemented by the Customs Service.
Agency Contact: John Doggett, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-500, Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1949
RIN: 1018-AB49
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1938. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
Addax antelope NPRM 11/05/91 (56 FR 56491) NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24220) Final Action 10/00/94
Dama gazelle NPRM 11/05/91 (56 FR 56491) NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24220) Final Action 10/00/94
Delta smelt, critical habitat NPRM 01/06/94 (59 FR 852) Final Action
01/00/95
Goliath frog NPRM 09/12/91 (56 FR 46397) NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 07/24/94 (59 FR 36737) Final Action 00/00/00
Ohio emerald dragonfly NPRM 10/00/94 Final Action 10/00/95
Oryx antelope NPRM 11/05/91 (56 FR 56491) NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24220) Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB66
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1939. THE NATIONAL COASTAL WETLAND CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3954
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 84
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant Program was
established through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and
Restoration Act. Funding for this grant program is provided from a
portion of the funds deposited in the Sport Fish Restoration Account of
the Federal Aid program. The proposed rules for 50 CFR 84 will be used
for uniform administration of this new grant program. Such rules are
needed to establish procedures from the selection and uniform
administration of grants funded under the Act. Since grantees are State
agencies, the requirements contained in 43 CFR 12 are applicable to
audits, costs, and administration of grants under this program.
Timetable:
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Columbus H. Brown, Chief, Division of Federal Aid,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
- 140 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-2156
RIN: 1018-AB68
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1940. LIST OF MIGRATORY BIRDS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 704; 16 USC 712
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10.13
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The List of Migratory Birds found at 50 CFR 10.13 is being
revised to (1) bring the list into conformity with generally accepted
taxonomy and nomenclature--English (common) and scientific names, as
reflected in four published supplements to the 6th (1983) edition of
the American Ornithologists' Union Checklist of North American Birds;
and (2) add species that are of regular occurrence in the United States
that are not included on the current list.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 634 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1714
RIN: 1018-AB72
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1941. RELEASE AND HARVEST OF CAPTIVE-BRED WATERFOWL
Legal Authority: 16 USC 701 to 711
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.13; 50 CFR 21.14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is currently reviewing the regulations governing
the release and harvest of captive-bred waterfowl on State-licensed
shooting preserves. Considerable concern has been generated about these
activities and their effects on the harvest and well-being of wild
populations. The possibility for introduction of diseases into wild
populations remains a serious concern. Current activities may be in
conflict with prohibitions against live decoys (20.21f), and baiting
(20.21i). After completing its review, the Service may propose to
revise these regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 06/01/93 58 FR 31247
ANPRM Comment Period End 08/02/93 58 FR 31247
NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 634 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1838
RIN: 1018-AB77
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1942. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING: HUNTING REGULATIONS FOR RESTRICTION OF
SHOTSHELL LENGTH, MAXIMUM SHOT SIZE, AND NONTOXIC SHOT COATINGS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Before the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA),
there were no restrictions on firearms or ammunition used in the taking
of migratory birds. The MBTA gave rise to regulations that required
shotguns used in the sport hunting of migratory birds to be not larger
than 10 gauge. Recently, there has been a trend toward long shotshells,
which defeats the intent of the present regulatory restriction to limit
firepower to reduce crippling and unretrieved harvest of migratory
birds. The 10 gauge 3 1/2 inch shotshell now in use has a larger
payload than the 8-gauge, 3-inch shotshell outlawed for use earlier in
this century. The intent is to limit shotshell length to the current
maximum (3 1/2) to stop market competition for ever longer shells and
to eliminate any waste of migratory gamebird resources that added shell
length would induce. (cont)
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 06/30/93 58 FR 35332
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/28/93 58 FR 35332
NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: Further, size ``F'' shot has
been determined to be nonlethal on geese beyond 55 yards due to
inadequate pattern density. This results in unacceptable crippling
loss. The intent is to restrict the maximum shot size for hunting
migratory birds to size ``T,'' the largest size tested that has
exhibited acceptable performance. Also, although the Service has a
policy regarding regulating anti-corrosive coatings of steel shot to
ensure nontoxicity, the policy has not been codified. The Service will
seek public comment on its regulation of shot coatings to prevent
inadvertent toxicity problems for waterfowl and other migratory birds.
Agency Contact: Keith Morehouse, Staff Specialist, Office of Migratory
Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS-634, Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1773
RIN: 1018-AB80
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1943. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ESTABLISHMENT OF
MANATEE PROTECTION AREAS IN LAKE WOODRUFF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE,
FLORIDA
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 to 1544
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to establish certain waterways within
the perimeter of Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, Volusia
County, Florida. This activation will prevent the loss of manatees from
boat collisions by imposing speed restrictions on boats in rivers,
creeks, and lakes of known high manatee use within the perimeter of the
refuge. An emergency rule, in conjunction with other required actions,
establishes manatee protection areas on certain waterways within the
perimeter of the refuge. The emergency action is effective for 120
days.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/00/94
Establishment of manatee protection areas at Lake Woodruff Final
Action (Emergency Rule) 06/04/93 (58 FR 31660)
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB99
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1944. ALASKA REFUGES VISITOR SERVICES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 460(k) et seq; 44 USC 3501 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 36
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service will propose regulations to implement section
1307 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).
These regulations are needed to establish procedures for selecting and
authorizing persons to provide visitor services, except guided sport
fishing and hunting activities, on national wildlife refuges in Alaska.
Such regulations are intended to ensure proper and uniform guidance on
providing the preferences required by ANILCA in the solicitation,
selection, and authorization of persons or Native Corporations to
provide visitor services on refuge lands in Alaska, when such services
must be limited to a level below the demand.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Richard S. Pospahala, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3301 C Street, Suite 202, Anchorage, AK 99503, 907 271-2309
RIN: 1018-AC02
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1945. HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42; 15 USC 3371 to 3378
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the regulations found in 50 CFR
Subpart J. The current Humane and Healthful Transport regulations cover
birds and mammals only. The statute requires regulations for all
animals and regulations must be promulgated for reptiles, amphibians,
and fish.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, CITES Policy Specialist, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS - 432
Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-2093
RIN: 1018-AC08
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1946. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: CRITICAL HABITAT FOR
THE PECOS PUPFISH
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be proposed that will determine the
appropriate status for the Pecos pupfish and identify critical habitat.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC18
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1947. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ALASKA BREEDING
POPULATION OF THE STELLER'S EIDERS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will list, reclassify, or
delist, as appropriate the Alaska breeding populations of the Steller's
eiders under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat. Such actions are taken upon determination
that species are endangered, threatened, or neither, and are based
soley on the biological information available to the Department.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/14/94 59 FR 35896
NPRM Comment Period End 11/14/94 59 FR 35896
Final Action 07/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rapport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 452 - Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC19
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1948. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: GESNERIA PAUCIFLORA
(NO COMMON NAME (NCN))
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the appropriate
status for the Puerto Rican shrub, Gesneria pauciflora (NCN).
Populations are known from only 2 localities in western Puerto Rico.
The species is threatened by landslides, flood damage, and management
practices such as trail construction. The species could go extinct in
the wild within the next 5 years.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-1943
RIN: 1018-AC28
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1949. INCIDENTAL TAKE PROVISIONS FOR ENDANGERED AND THREATENED MIGRATORY
BIRDS
Legal Authority: PL 65-186; 16 USC 703 to 704; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 1531
to 1543
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service will establish a regulatory process for the
authorization of the incidental taking of endangered or threatened
migratory birds subject to the provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty
Act (MBTA). The proposed regulations would modify the existing
regulations of the MBTA to authorize incidental take by deferring to
the incidental take procedures. This provision will apply only to those
species that are designated both as migratory birds and as endangered
or threatened.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -635 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC29
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1950. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SPRING CREEK
BLADDERPOD
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the appropriate
status for the Spring Creek bladderpod. The Spring Creek bladderpod is
an annual member of the mustard family that grows on the floodplain of
a limited number of streams in Tennessee.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/23/94 59 FR 43322
NPRM Comment Period End 10/24/94
Final Action 08/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC42
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1951. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ARABIAN WOLF
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which will list, reclassify, or
delist, as appropriate, the Arabian wolf under the Endangered Species
Act. Where prudent, critical habitat will be identified for the
species. Such actions are taken upon determination that the species is
endangered, threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the
biological information available to the Department.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC43
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1952. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS:
RECLASSIFICATION OF THE BALD EAGLE
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than one year after such proposal.
Abstract: The bald eagle is listed as endangered under the Endangered
Species Act in the lower 48 states except Washington, Oregon,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, where it is listed as threatened.
The bald eagle also occurs in Alaska and Canada, where it is not at
risk and it is not protected under the Act. The Service proposes to
reclassify the bald eagle from endangered to threatened in the lower 48
States except in portions of the American southwest.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/12/94 59 FR 35584
NPRM Comment Period End 10/11/94 59 FR 35584
Final Action 07/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamaie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC48
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1953. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: GOLDEN
PAINTBRUSH
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will list, reclassify, or
delist, as appropriate, the Golden paintbrush under the Endangered
Species Act, and where prudent, will identify critical habitat. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC52
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1954. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: VIRGIN
SPINEDACE
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will list, reclassify, or
delist, as appropriate, the Virgin spinedace, a minnow endemic to the
Virgin River and tributaries, under the Endangered Species Act. This
species is located in southwestern Utah, northwestern Arizona, and
southeastern Nevada. Where prudent, critical habitat will be
identified. Such actions are taken upon the determination that species
are endangered, threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the
biological information available to the Department.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC53
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1955. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: INTERCROSS
PROGENY POLICY AND DEFINITIONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service propose to amend the regulations implementing the
Endangered Species Act by adding definitions for intercross and
intercross progeny (to include hybrids). Also, 50 CFR 17.11(g) and
17.12(g) will be amended by adding wording to indicate that the listing
of a taxon as endangered or threatened would include all individuals
that share characteristic traits of that taxon, including individuals
produced under conditions of confinement. The amendments are necessary
in order to proceed with the evaluation and implementation of
intercrossing as a recovery technique for the Florida panther.
Timetable:
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC54
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1956. EXPORT OF AMERICAN GINSENG HARVESTED IN 1994-1996
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory.
Abstract: This proposed rule will announce findings on the export of
American ginseng from the 1994-96 harvest season in 21 states. The
Service reviews information and data as a basis for determining whether
to conatinue approval of export from specified states for this harvest
season, or to initiate changes. Also, North Dakota has applied to
export cultivated gingseng under a State program, and Michigan has
submitted draft legislation and is intending to apply soon to export
ginseng.
Timetable:
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NPRM 09/26/94 59 FR 49046
NPRM Comment Period End 10/26/94
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Marshall Jones, Chief, Office of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
-421 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-2093
RIN: 1018-AC55
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1957. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: DELISSEA
UNDULATA (NO COMMON NAME)
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, the Hawaiian plant, Delissea undulata (No
Common Name) under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC56
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1958. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL PERMIT PROCEDURES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10; 50 CFR 13; 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to amend 50 CFR part 13 which provides
uniform permit procedures relating to the application, issuance,
renewal, suspension, revocation and general administration of Service
permits. The Service's criteria for suspension and revocation of
permits and its review procedures will also be revised. Permit fee
rates are amended to increase rates for the cost of processing certain
permits. This change is necessary in order to recover a larger
percentage of the cost of processing the permits. Several new permit
fee exemptions will be added.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Frank Shoemaker, Division of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
500 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-
1949
RIN: 1018-AC57
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1959. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: JAGUAR
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed to extend endangered status to
the jaguar in the United States portion of its range, without critical
habitat. The jaguar is currently listed as an endangered species from
the U.S./Mexico border southward through Central and South America.
Currently no known breeding population of jaguar is known in the United
States.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street, NW`, Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC61
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1960. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ARKANSAS
RIVER SHINER
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the
appropriate status for the Arkansas River population of the Arkansas
River shiner. This small minnow is endemic to the Arkansas River
drainage in Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, but is
presently almost entirely restricted to the Canadian/South Canadian
River in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/03/94 59 FR 39532
NPRM Comment Period End 10/03/94 59 FR 39532
Final Action 08/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC62
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1961. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SEVEN
FRESHWATER MUSSELS FROM ALABAMA, FLORIDA, AND GEORGIA
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the
appropriate status for seven freshwater mussels from the Apalachicolan
Region of SE Alabama, SW Georgia and north Florida. The seven species
are: Chipola slabshell, Purple bankclimber, Fat three-ridge, Shiny-
rayed pocketbook Gulf moccasinshell, Ochlockonee moccasinshell, and
Oval pigtoe. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/03/94 59 FR 39524
NPRM Comment Period End 11/01/94 59 FR 39524
Final Action 08/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC63
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1962. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FIVE
FRESHWATER MUSSELS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the
appropriate status for five freshwater mussels under the Endangered
Species Act. The five species are the Cumberland elktoe, Oyster mussel,
Cumberlandian combshell, Purple bean, and Rough rabbitsfoot. Where
prudent, critical habitat will be identified. Such actions are taken
upon the determination that species are endangered, threatened, or
neither, and are based solely on the biological information available
to the Department.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC64
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1963. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TWO PLANTS
FROM SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: The Service will develop regulations that will determine the
appropriate status for two plants the Cuyamaca Lake dowingia and
Parish's meadowfoam. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this
time.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/04/94 59 FR 39879
NPRM Comment Period End 10/31/94 59 FR 49045
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC65
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1964. CLEAN VESSEL ACT NATIONAL PUMPOUT SYMBOL
Legal Authority: PL 102-587
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 85
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to develop regulations that will provide
boaters with a national pumpout/dump station symbol. Currently there is
a confusing array of state and private pumpout and dump station
symbols. This program was authorized by Congress to provide incentives
to public and private boating facilities to develop a system to
properly handle human waste from boaters. A national pumpout/dump
station symbol will provide boaters with a single nationwide symbol of
pumpout and dump locations and provide a consistent message about the
program nationally in education materials produced by each state.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Columbus Brown, Chief, Division of Federal Aid,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
-140 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-2156
RIN: 1018-AC67
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1965. MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1994
Legal Authority: PL 103-238
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 13; 50 CFR 18
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, January 1, 1995.
Abstract: The Service will develop regulations that will implement the
Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994. Permit issuance
criteria will be established for the importation of polar bear parts
(other than internal organs) taken in sport hunts in Canada, including
polar bears taken but not imported prior to the date of enactment of
the Marine Mammal Protection Act amendments. Subsequent rules will
provide permitting criteria and/or procedures for activities which
impact upon marine mammals, including the taking of a marine mammal by
harassment in the course of scientific research, the use of marine
mammals for public display, scientific research or enhancement, and for
the implementation of take reduction plans. Such rules may be developed
jointly by the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Margaret Tieger, Acting Chief, Branch of Permits,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
-420 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-2104
RIN: 1018-AC68
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1966. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 711; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742
(d); 16 USC 742(e) to 742 (j)
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20; 50 CFR 21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In November 1991, the Service began a review of its
regulations on migratory bird hunting and migratory bird permits. In a
notice published in the Federal Register on December 1, 1993, (58 FR
63488) the issues were described and needed changes and possible
alternatives were discussed. That notice also provided additional
information that would facilitate public comment on the regulations
being reviewed. The Service will develop regulations that will clarify
the regulations in 50 CFR Parts 20 and 21 that are perceived by many
individuals to be unclear, update any outdated information, and correct
any technical errors.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/31/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Frank S. Shoemaker, Jr., Special Agent in Charge,
Division of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 3247, Arlington, VA 22203-3247, 703
358-1949
RIN: 1018-AC69
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1967. EXPORT FINDING FOR BOBCATS, LYNX, AND RIVER OTTERS
HARVESTED IN 1994 AND SUBSEQUENT SEASONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service will develop regulations that will add several
states and/or tribes to the list of approved export programs for
bobcat, lynx and/or river otter.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Marshall Jones, Chief, Office of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS- 420 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC70
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1968. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: MAGUIRE
DAISY
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the
appropriate status for the Maguire daisy. This perennial herb is
restricted to desert shrub-lands in south-central Utah. Critical
habitat is not being recommended at this time
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/07/94 59 FR 46219
NPRM Comment Period End 11/07/94
Final Action 09/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC71
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1969. EXPORT OF AMERICAN ALLIGATORS TAKEN IN THE 1995-97 HARVEST
SEASONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will contain findings that
will allow the continued export of alligator skins and meat from States
with Service-approved programs.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Marshall Jones, Chief, Office of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
-430 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-2093
RIN: 1018-AC72
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1970. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND CONSERVATION (DUCK STAMP)
CONTEST
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 16 USC 718j; 31 USC 9701
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 91
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to revise the Federal Duck Stamp Contest
procedures in 50 CFR Part 90, including contest eligibility, eligible
species, and scoring criteria.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Robert Lesino, Chief, Federal Duck Stamp Office,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
2058 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-4354
RIN: 1018-AC73
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1971. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: EGGERT'S
SUNFLOWER
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the
appropriate status for the Eggert's sunflower, a perennial member of
the aster family. This species is presently known from Alabama,
Tennessee, and Kentucky. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this
time.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/09/94 59 FR 46607
NPRM Comment Period End 11/08/94
Final Action 09/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC74
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1972. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ARMORED
SNAIL
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the
appropriate status for the Armored snail under the Endangered Species
Act. Where prudent, critical habitat will be identified. This snail is
known from only two creeks in the Limestone Creek drainage in Limestone
County, Alabama.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/31/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC75
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1973. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TROPICAL
BUTTERFLIES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: The Service will develop regulations that will determine the
appropriate status for up to 27 species of tropical butterflies.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC76
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1974. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TROPICAL
BIRDS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the
appropriate status for up to 38 species of tropical birds.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC77
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1975. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF
WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES); CHANGES TO THE APPENDICES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As a member Party to CITES, the United States is expected to
implement those changes in the Appendices that were adopted by two-
thirds of the Parties at the November 7-8, 1994 meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to CITES. These species changes to the
Appendices will become effective February 16, 1995.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/10/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Charles W. Dane, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-750 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-1708
RIN: 1018-AC78
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1976. REFUGE-SPECIFIC HUNTING AND FISHING REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 460k; 16 USC 668dd
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service will review annually, and prior to each hunting
season, may amend hunting regulations for specific national wildlife
refuges.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/00/95
Final Action 12/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuge
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -670 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-1744
RIN: 1018-AC80
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1977. SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS FOR SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT
REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3111 to 3126
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Rules will be developed that provide for the seasonal bag
limits and dates for subsistence hunting, trapping, and fishing on
Federal lands in Alaska. The seasons and bag limits are developed in
cooperation with State and local governmental entities to ensure that
fish and wildlife populations in the State are adequately protected.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/02/94 59 FR 45924
NPRM Comment Period End 11/11/94
Final Action 06/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (ANILCA) requires the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to
implement a joint program to grant a preference in favor of subsistence
uses of fish and wildlife resources on public lands unless the State of
Alaska enacts and implements laws of general applicability consistent
with ANILCA's requirements. The State implemented such a program;
however, in December 1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled the program
unconstitutional. As a result of that decision, the Departments of
Interior and Agriculture were required to take over the implementation
of Title VIII of ANILCA on Federal lands on July 1, 1990.
Agency Contact: Richard S. Pospahala, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3301 C Street, Suite 202, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, 907 271-2309
RIN: 1018-AC82
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1978. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SAN DIEGO
FAIRY SHRIMP
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than one year after such proposal.
Abstract: The Service will propose regulations that will determine the
appropriate status for the San Diego fairy shrimp. This species occurs
in vernal pools within San Diego County in southwestern California, and
its range extends into northwestern Baja California, Mexico. Critical
habitat is not being proposed at this time.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/04/94 59 FR 39874
NPRM Comment Period End 10/26/94 59 FR 49025
Final Action 08/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC83
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1979. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TWO
CALIFORNIA BUTTERFLIES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than one year after such proposal.
Abstract: The Service will propose regulations that will determine the
appropriate status for two butterflies--the Laguna Mountains skipper,
found in Laguna and Palomar Mountains of San Diego County, and the
Quino checkerspot found in north-central and southern San Diego County
and northwestern Baja California, Mexico. Critical habitat is not being
proposed at this time.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/04/94 59 FR 39868
NPRM Comment Period End 10/31/94 59 FR 49045
Final Action 08/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC84
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1980. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: CACTUS
FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the
appropriate status for the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl. The Service
proposes to list the species as endangered in Arizona, with critical
habitat, and as threatened in Texas.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC85
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1981. DESIGNATION OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF
GRAY WOLVES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to designate a nonessential experimental
population of gray wolves in the area in and around Yellowstone
National Park. Reintroduction is planned for Yellowstone National Park
(in northwestern Wyoming, southwestern Montana, and southeastern Idaho)
in the fall and winter of 1994. The lands within the experimental
population area encompass about 12 million acres of public land.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/16/94 59 FR 42108
NPRM Comment Period End 10/17/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC86
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1982. DESIGNATION OF NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF
GRAY WOLVES IN CENTRAL IDAHO AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to designate a nonessential experimental
population of gray wolves in central Idaho and southwestern
Montana.Reintroduction is planned for USDA Forest Service lands in
central Idaho. The experimental population area would include portions
of Idaho and Montana that are south of Interstate 90 and west of
Interstate 15.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/16/94 59 FR 42118
NPRM Comment Period End 10/17/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Divisio of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC87
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1983. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FOUR
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the appropriate
status for four plants found in southwestern California and
northwestern Baja California, Mexico. These species are: Munz's onion,
San Jacinto Vally crownscale, Thread-leaved brodiaea, and Spreading
navarretia. These four plants occur in vernal pools and other wetlands
or on clay soils and moist grasslands throughout their range. Critical
habitat will be proposed for the San Jacinto Valley crownscale, only at
this time.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC88
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1984. SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE PROCEDURES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4222 to 4241; 16 USC 4901 to 4916; 18 USC 42
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 12
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to amend regulations in 50 CFR part 12
that establish procedures relating to property seized or subject to
administrative forfeiture under various laws enforced by the Service.
This revision is intended to provide uniform guidance for the bonded
release, appraisement, administrative proceeding, petition for
remission, and disposal of items subject to forfeiture. Also these
revisions are intended to provide for greater consistency of Service
seizure and forfeiture procedures with those of the U.S. Customs
Service.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/20/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Frank S. Shoemaker, Jr., Special Agent in Charge,
Branch of Investigations, Department of the Interior, United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 3247, Arlington, VA 22203-3247, 703
358-1949
RIN: 1018-AC89
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
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1985. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 to 1543
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than one year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed to list, reclassify, or delist
certain species of wildlife and plants as endangered or threatened
species. When prudent, critical habitat will also be identified.
Timetable:
Inyo brown towhee (critical habitat) NPRM 08/03/87 (52 FR
28787) Final Action 00/00/00
Inyo brown towhee (listing) NPRM 11/23/84 (49 FR 46174) Final Action
08/03/87 (52 FR 28717)
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: Originally scheduled: April 1985.
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AA85
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1986. PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION STATUS FOR AN
INTRODUCED POPULATION OF COLORADO SQUAWFISH
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to introduce Colorado squawfish
(Ptychocheilus lucius) into the lower Colorado River in Arizona and to
determine the population to be ``nonessential experimental'' population
according to section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act. The Service
will propose a special rule to allow take in accordance with State law.
In the past, Colorado squawfish were more widespread in the State of
Arizona, occurring in several river drainages. This action is being
taken in an effort to establish an additional population within the
species' historic range.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/26/87 52 FR 32143
NPRM Comment Period End 10/26/87 52 FR 32143
Final Action 05/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, Washington DC 20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB09
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1987. CAPTIVE-BRED WILDLIFE
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Fish and Wildlife Service regulates certain activities
involving non-native endangered or threatened wildlife species that are
born in captivity in the United States. Currently, this is accomplished
by requiring persons who wish to conduct otherwise prohibited
activities with such wildlife to register with the Service to obtain a
captive-bred wildlife or CBW registration. These regulations will be
reviewed to determine if further action is necessary to relieve certain
restrictions on the public that may have become burdensome,
counterproductive, or outmoded.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 01/07/92 57 FR 548
ANPRM Comment Period End 03/09/92 57 FR 548
NPRM 06/11/93 58 FR 32632
NPRM Comment Period End 09/09/93 58 FR 32632
Interim Final Rule 12/27/93 58 FR 68323
Captive-bred wildlife regulations, part 2 NPRM 12/27/93 (58 FR
68383) Final Action 10/27/94
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Additional Information: On June 11, 1993, the Service published a
proposed rule that would revise the captive-bred wildlife regulations
and the definitions of the terms ``harass'' and ``enhance the
propagation or survival''. During the 90-day comment period, extensive
comments on the proposal were received. The Service has decided to
eliminate education as the sole basis for justifying issuance of a
captive-bred wildlife registration, and a final rule to that effect was
published on December 27, 1993 (58 FR 68323). The Service will split
this action into three final rules and reopen the comment period on the
balance of the issues in the proposals, including the question of the
value of education as it relates to endangered species permits.
Agency Contact: Marshall P. Jones, Jr., Chief, Office of Management
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 432 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-2093
RIN: 1018-AB10
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1988. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
Argali sheep NPRM 04/27/93 (58 FR 25595) NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 03/21/94 (59 FR 13302) Final Action 00/00/00
Saltwater crocodile in Australia NPRM 09/27/90 (55 FR 39489) Final
Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB42
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1989. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than one year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
Indus River dolphin NPRM 01/14/91 (56 FR 1464) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 10/07/91 (56 FR 50550) Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB52
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1990. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
Guam bridled white-eye, critical habitat NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR
27485) NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007) NPRM
(Reopening of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821) Final Action 10/
00/94
Guam broadbill, critical habitat NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR 27485) NPRM
(Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007) NPRM (Reopening
of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821) Final Action 10/00/94
Guam Micronesian kingfisher, critical habitat NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR
27485) NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007) NPRM
(Reopening of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821) Final Action 10/
00/94
Little Mariana fruit bat, critical habitat NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR
27485) NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007) NPRM
(Reopening of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821) Final Action 10/
00/94
Mariana crow, critical habitat NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR 27485) NPRM
(Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007) NPRM (Reopening
of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821) Final Action 10/00/94
Mariana fruit bat, critical habitat NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR 27485) NPRM
(Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007) NPRM (Reopening
of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821) Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB56
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1991. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
Alabama sturgeon NPRM 06/15/93 (58 FR 33148) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 10/25/93 (58 FR 55036) NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 01/04/94 (59 FR 288) NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 09/15/
94 (59 FR 47294) Final Action 00/00/00
Ben Lomond spineflower NPRM 10/24/91 (56 FR 55107) Final Action 02/
04/94 (59 FR 5499)
Chorro Creek bog NPRM 12/23/91 (56 FR 66400) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24221) Final Action 00/00/00
Cushenberry buckwheat NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58332) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933) Final Action 08/24/94 (59 FR
43652)
Cushenberry milkvetch NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58332) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933) Final Action 08/24/94 (59 FR
43652)
Cushenberry oxytheca NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58332) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933) Final Action 08/24/94 (59 FR
43652)
Giant garter snake NPRM 12/27/91 (56 FR 67046) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933) NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 12/18/92 (57 FR 60161) Final Action 00/00/00
Indian Knob mountainbalm NPRM 12/23/91 (56 FR 66400) NPRM (Reopening
of Comment Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24221) Final Action 00/00/00
Morro manzanita NPRM 12/23/91 (56 FR 66400) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24221) Final Action 00/00/00
Morro shoulderband snail NPRM 12/23/91 (56 FR 66400) NPRM (Reopening
of Comment Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24221) Final Action 00/00/00
Oregon chub NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58348) Final Action 00/00/00
Parish's daisy NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58332) NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933) Final Action 08/24/94 (59 FR 43652)
Peninsular bighorn sheep NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19837) Final Action 00/
00/00
Pismo clarkia NPRM 12/23/91 (56 FR 66400) NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24221) Final Action 00/00/00
San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58332) NPRM
(Reopening of Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933) Final Action 08/
24/94 (59 FR 43652)
Santa Cruz wallflower NPRM 10/24/91 (56 FR 55107) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933) Final Action 00/00/00
Scott's Valley spineflower NPRM 10/24/91 (56 FR 55107) NPRM
(Reopening of Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933) Final Action 00/
00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452, Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB73
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1992. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
California linderiella NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19856) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 08/13/92 (57 FR 36380) NPRM (Withdrawal) 09/19/94 (59
FR 48154)
Clubshell mussel NPRM 06/18/92 (57 FR 27203) Final Action 00/00/00
Coachella Valley milk-vetch NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844) Final Action
00/00/00
Conservancy fairy shrimp NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19856) NPRM (Reopening
of Comment Period) 08/13/92 (57 FR 36380) Final Action 09/19/94 (59 FR
48136)
Fish Slough milk-vetch NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844) Final Action 00/
00/00
Lane Mountain milk-vetch NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844) Final Action 00/
00/00
Longhorn fairy shrimp NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19856) NPRM Reopen Comment
Period 08/13/92 (57 FR 36380) Final Action 09/19/94 (59 FR 48136)
Northern copperbelly water snake NPRM 08/19/93 (58 FR 43860) Final
Action 00/00/00
Northern riffleshell mussel NPRM 06/18/92 (57 FR 27203) Final Action
00/00/00
Peirson's milk-vetch NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844) Final Action 00/00/
00
Shining milk-vetch NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844) Final Action 00/00/00
Sodaville milk-vetch NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844) Final Action 00/00/
00
Triple-ribbed milk-vetch NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844) Final Action 00/
00/00
Vernal pool fairy shrimp NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19856) Final Action 09/
19/94 (59 FR 48136)
Vernal pool tadpole shrimp NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19856) Final Action
09/19/94 (59 FR 48136)
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB75
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1993. EAGLE PERMITS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 22
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Presently, the taking, possession, and transportation of bald
or golden eagles, or their parts, nests, or eggs for the religious use
of Native Americans is a permitted activity. The Service proposes to
revise 50 CFR 22.22 to provide an import or export mechanism for eagle
feathers legally possessed by Native Americans.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 06/16/94 59 FR 30892
NPRM Comment Period End 08/15/94 59 FR 30892
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Thomas L. Striegler, Deputy Chief, Division of Law
Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS 550 - Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1949
RIN: 1018-AB81
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1994. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
(PR) Calyptranthes thomasiana (No Common Name (NCN) NPRM 01/05/93 (58
FR 339) Final Action 00/00/00
(PR) Myrcia paganii (NCN) more 01/05/93 (58 FR 339) Final Action 00/
00/00
(PR) Thelypteris inabonensis (NCN) NPRM 07/02/93 (58 FR 35887) Final
Action 00/00/00
(PR) Thelypteris verecunda (NCN) NPRM 07/02/93 (58 FR 35887) Final
Action 00/00/00
(PR) Thelypteris yaucoensis (NCN) NPRM 07/02/93 (58 FR 35887) Final
Action 00/00/00
Arizona willow NPRM 11/20/92 (57 FR 54747) Final Action 00/00/00
Kodachrome bladderpod NPRM 11/03/92 (57 FR 49671) Final Action 10/06/
93 (58 FR 52027) Final Action 10/00/94
Kodachrome pepper-grass NPRM 11/03/92 (57 FR 49671) NPRM (Withdrawal)
10/06/93 (58 FR 52058) FINAL ACTION (Withdrawal) 10/00/94
Pamakani NPRM 03/25/93 (58 FR 16164) Final Action 00/00/00
Water howellia NPRM 04/16/93 (58 FR 19795) Final Action 07/14/94 (59
FR 35860)
Western lily NPRM 10/26/92 (57 FR 48495) Final Action 08/17/94 (59 FR
42171)
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452, Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB83
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1995. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: 30 AFRICAN BIRDS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
Alaotra grebe NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Aldabru warbler NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Algerian nuthatch NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Amsterdam albatross NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Banded wattle-eye NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Bannerman's turaco NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Canarian black oystercatcher NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action
03/00/95
Clarke's weaver NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Dappled mountain robin NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/
00/95
Djibouti francolin NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Freira NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Ibadan malimbe NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Madagascar pochard NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Madagascar sea eagle NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/
95
Madagascar serpent eagle NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/
00/95
Marungu sunbird NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Mascarene black petrel NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/
00/95
Mauritius fody NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Pink pigeon NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Pollen's vanga NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Raso lark NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Rodrigues fody NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Seychelles lesser vasa parrot NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final
Action 03/00/95
Seychelles turtle dove NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/
00/95
Taita thrush NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Thyolo alethe NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Uluguru bush-shrike NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
Van Dam's vanga NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action 03/00/95
White-breasted guineafowl NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action
03/00/95
White-tailed laurel pigeon NPRM 03/28/94 (59 FR 14496) Final Action
03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 452, Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB84
_______________________________________________________________________
1996. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
(Nihoa) Amaranthus brownii (NCN) NPRM 03/24/93 (58 FR 15828) Final
Action 12/00/94
(Nihoa) Loulu NPRM 03/24/93 (58 FR 15828) Final Action 12/00/94
(Nihoa) Schiedea verticillata (NCN) NPRM 02/24/93 (58 FR 15828) Final
Action 12/00/94
(Niihau) Wahane NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59970) Final Action 12/00/94
(Oahu) Diellia unisora (No common name (NCN)) NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR
59066) Final Action 12/00/94
(Oahu) Gouania vitifolia (NCN) NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59066) Final
Action 12/00/94
(Oahu) Haha NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59066) Final Action 12/00/94
Bidens cuneata, delisting NPRM 07/07/93 (58 FR 36387) Final Action
12/00/94
Braunton's milk-vetch NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56541) Final Action 11/00/
94
Conejo dudleya NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56541) Final Action 11/00/94
Coyote ceanothus NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action 12/00/94
Eastern gray kangaroo (delisting) NPRM 01/21/93 (58 FR 5341) Final
Action 01/00/95
Fountain thistle NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action 12/00/94
Hartweg's golden sunburst NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56549) Final Action
11/00/94
Hawaiian hawk NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41684) Final Action 12/00/94
Lyon's pentachaeta NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56541) Final Action 11/00/94
Marcescent dudleya NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56541) Final Action 11/00/94
Marin dwarf-flax NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action 12/00/94
Metcalf Canyon jewelflower NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action
12/00/94
Pennell's bird's beak NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action 12/00/
94
Presidio clarkia NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action 12/00/94
Red kangaroo (delisting) NPRM 01/21/93 (58 FR 5341) Final Action 12/
00/94
Rio Grande silvery minnow NPRM 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821) Final Action
07/20/94 (59 FR 36988)
San Joaquin adobe sunburst NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56549) Final Action
11/00/94
San Mateo woolly sunflower NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action
12/00/94
Santa Clara Valley dudleys NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action
12/00/94
Santa Monica Mountains dudleya NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56541) Final
Action 11/00/94
Tiburon jewelflower NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action 12/00/94
Tiburon mariposa lily NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action 12/00/
94
Tiburon paintbrush NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action 12/00/94
Western gray kangaroo (delisting) NPRM 01/21/93 (58 FR 5341) Final
Action 12/00/94
White-rayed pentachaeta NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053) Final Action 12/
00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Division of Endangered Species,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-
2171
RIN: 1018-AB88
_______________________________________________________________________
1997. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
'Ohai (Sesbania tomentosa) NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final Action
11/00/94
Bonamia menziesii (No Common Name (NCN)) NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR
48012) Final Action 11/00/94
Diellia erecta (NCN) NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final Action 11/00/
94
Ma'aloa (Neraudia sericea) NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final Action
11/00/94
Ma'o hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei) NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR
48012) Final Action 11/00/94
Mariscus pennatiformis (NCN) NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final Action
11/00/94
Mehamehame NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final Action 11/00/94
Neraudia sericea (NCN) NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final Action 11/
00/94 (58 FR 48012)
Pendant kihi fern NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final Action 11/00/94
Plantago princeps (Laukahi Kuahiwi) NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final
Action 11/00/94
Popolo ku mai NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final Action 11/00/94
Spermolepis hawaiiensis (NCN) NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final
Action 11/00/94
Vigna o-wahuensis (NCN) NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012) Final Action 11/
00/94
White sturgeon, Kootenai River population NPRM 07/07/93 (58 FR
36379) Final Action 09/06/94 (59 FR 45989)
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB94
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1998. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
Alani (Melicope adscendens) NPRM 05/11/93 (58 FR 27699) Final Action
12/00/04
Alani (Melicope balloui) NPRM 05/11/93 (58 FR 27699) Final Action 12/
00/94
Alani (Melicope ovalis) NPRM 05/11/93 (58 FR 27699) Final Action 12/
00/94
Appalachian elktoe NPRM 09/03/93 (58 FR 46940) Final Action 12/00/94
Arroyo southwestern toad NPRM 08/03/93 (58 FR 41378) NPRM (Reopening
of Comment Period) 09/09/93 (58 FR 47428) Final Action 12/00/94
Dugong NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41688) Final Action 10/00/94
Louisiana black bear, critical habitat NPRM 12/03/93 (58 FR
63560) NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 03/07/94 (59 FR
10607) Final Action 12/00/94
Mann's bluegrass NPRM 04/07/93 (58 FR 18073) Final Action 12/00/94
McFarlane's four-o'clock NPRM 12/00/94 Final Action 00/00/00
Pahrump poolfish NPRM 09/22/93 (58 FR 49279) Final Action 10/00/94
Southwestern willow flycatcher with critical habitat NPRM 07/23/93 (58
FR 39495) Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB97
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1999. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: EIGHT VERNAL POOL
PLANTS OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 10/00/94
Colusa grass NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700) NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063) Final Action 10/00/94
Fleshy owl's grass NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063) Final Action 10/00/94
Greene's tuctoria NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063) Final Action 10/00/94
Hairy orcutt grass NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063) Final Action 10/00/94
Hoover's spurge NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063) Final Action 10/00/94
Sacramento orcutt grass NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700) NPRM (Reopening
of Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063) Final Action 10/00/94
San Joaquin Valley orcutt grass NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700) NPRM
(Reopening of Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063) Final Action 10/
00/94
Slender orcutt grass NPRM 08/05/83 (58 FR 41700) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063) Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC00
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2000. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
Arctic peregrine falcon, delisting NPRM 09/30/93 (58 FR 51035) Final
Action 10/00/94
Big-leaved crown-beard NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302) Final Action 10/
00/94
Cherokee darter NPRM 10/18/93 (58 FR 53696) Final Action 10/00/94
Del Mar manzanita NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302) Final Action 10/00/94
Del Mar sand aster NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302) Final Action 10/00/94
Encinitas baccharis NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302) Final Action 10/00/94
Etowah darter NPRM 10/18/93 (58 FR 53696) Final Action 10/00/94
Orcutt's spineflower NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302) Final Action 10/00/
94
Royal snail NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41690) Final Action 10/00/94
Short-leaved dudleya NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302) Final Action 10/00/
94
South Texas ambrosia NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41696) Final Action 08/24/
94 (59 FR 43648)
Texas ayenia NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41696) Final Action 08/24/94 (59 FR
43648)
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-1943
RIN: 1018-AC01
_______________________________________________________________________
2001. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: REVISION OF THE
SPECIAL RULE FOR NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATIONS OF RED WOLVES IN
NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to revise the special rule regarding red
wolves designated as experimental and nonessential in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee, and at the
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and Pocosin Lakes National
Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The proposal modifies take
provisions and provides consistency of take provisions in the two
reintroduced populations. The proposal also revises the current special
rule for the experimental population at the Alligator River by adding
two additional counties to the area of experimental population
designation. In addition, the rule applies the experimental population
provisions to red wolves found outside the experimental population
boundaries, except for reporting requirements.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/24/93 58 FR 62086
NPRM Comment Period End 01/10/94 58 FR 62086
Final Action 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC03
_______________________________________________________________________
2002. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: THREE PUERTO RICAN
TREES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
Chupacallos NPRM 09/24/93 (58 FR 49960) Final Action 10/00/94
Ortegon NPRM 09/24/93 (58 FR 49960) Final Action 10/00/94
Uvillo NPRM 09/24/93 (58 FR 49960) Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC04
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2003. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
Hine's emerald dragonfly NPRM 10/04/93 (58 FR 51604) NPRM (Reopening
of Comment Period) 05/12/94 (59 FR 24678) Final Action 05/00/95
Lake Erie water snake NPRM 08/18/93 (58 FR 43818) NPRM (Reopening of
Comment Period) 05/13/94 (59 FR 25024) Final Action 12/00/94
Virginia round-leaf birch NPRM 12/06/93 (58 FR 64281) Final Action
12/00/94
Winkler cactus NPRM 10/06/93 (58 FR 52059) Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC09
_______________________________________________________________________
2004. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FLAT-TAILED HORNED
LIZARD
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 to 1543
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than one year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed to list the Flat-tailed horned
lizard as an endangered or threatened species. When prudent, critical
habitat will also be identified.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/29/93 58 FR 62624
NPRM Comment Period End 01/28/94 58 FR 62624
NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 02/22/94 59 FR 8450
Final Action 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 258-2171
RIN: 1018-AC10
_______________________________________________________________________
2005. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SMALL WHORLED
POGONIA, RECLASSIFICATION
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: The Service proposes to reclassify the small whorled pogonia
from endangered to threatened. This action is due to substantial
improvement in the status of this orchid species and the fulfillment of
reclassification criteria stated in the small whorled pogonia recovery
plan.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/19/93 58 FR 53904
NPRM Comment Period End 12/17/93 58 FR 53904
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC11
_______________________________________________________________________
2006. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SAN XAVIER
TALUSSNAIL
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,
or delist, as appropriate, the San Xavier talussnail under the
Endangered Species Act. Where prudent, critical habitat will be
identified for the endangered or threatened species. Such actions are
taken only upon determination that the species is endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/23/94 59 FR 13691
NPRM Comment Period End 05/23/94
Final Action 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________
2007. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RECLASSIFICATION OF
THE LOCH LOMOND COYOTE THISTLE
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which will list, reclassify, or
delist, as appropriate, the Loch Lomond coyote thistle under the
Endangered Species Act. Where prudent, critical habitat will be
identified for the species. Such actions are taken upon determination
that the species is endangered, threatened, or neither, and are based
solely on the biological information available to the Department.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/29/93 58 FR 62629
NPRM Comment Period End 01/28/94 58 FR 62629
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC14
_______________________________________________________________________
2008. WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT, PART II
Legal Authority: PL 102-440
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service will propose procedures for approved lists of
birds that can be imported under the Wild Bird Conservation Act. It
will promote the conservation of exotic wild birds by ensuring that all
imports into the U.S. of species of exotic birds are biologically
sustainable; that imported birds are not subject to inhumane treatment
during capture and transport; and assisting wild bird conservation and
management programs in countries of origin. This rule will include
standards and procedures for approval of foreign captive breeding
facilities.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/17/94 59 FR 12784
NPRM Comment Period End 04/16/94 59 FR 12784
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Marshall P. Jones, Jr., Chief, Office of Management
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 432 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2093
RIN: 1018-AC15
_______________________________________________________________________
2009. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: PARISH'S ALKALI
GRASS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will list, reclassify, or
delist, as appropriate, Parish's alkali grass, under the Endangered
Species Act, and where prudent, critical habitat is identified. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/28/94 59 FR 14378
NPRM Comment Period End 05/27/94
NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 08/30/94 59 FR 44700
Final Action 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 452-Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC21
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2010. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: BARTON SPRINGS
SALAMANDER
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed which will determine the
appropriate status of the Barton Springs salamander under the
Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, will identify critical
habitat. Such actions are taken upon determination that species are
endangered, threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the
biological information available to the Department.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 02/17/94 59 FR 7968
NPRM Comment Period End 04/18/94 59 FR 7968
Final Action 02/00/95
Barton springs salamander NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 05/26/94
(59 FR 27257)
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC22
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2011. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ROCK GNOME LICHEN
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the appropriate
status of the Rock gnome lichen under the Endangered Species Act, and
where prudent, would identify critical habitat. Such actions are taken
upon determination that species are endangered, threatened, or neither,
and are based solely on the biological information available to the
Department.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/28/93 58 FR 68623
NPRM Comment Period End 02/28/94 58 FR 68623
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC23
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2012. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SPRUCE-FIR MOSS
SPIDER
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will list, reclassify, or
delist, as appropriate, the Spruce-fir moss spider under the Endangered
Species Act, and where prudent, will identify critical habitat. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/27/94 59 FR 3825
NPRM Comment Period End 03/28/94 59 FR 3825
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square`, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC25
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2013. ENDANGERED THREATENED SPECIES: SACRAMENTO SPLITTAIL
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will list, reclassify, or
delist, as appropriate, the Sacramento splittail under the Endangered
Species Act, and where prudent, will identify critical habitat. Such
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered,
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological
information available to the Department.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/06/94 59 FR 862
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC26
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2014. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ROCK CRESS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend that rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the
appropriate status for the Rock cress (both large and small) under the
Endangered Species Act. This species is known in Kentucky and
Tennessee. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/03/94 59 FR 53
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC27
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2015. RECLASSIFICATIONS OF SOME POPULATIONS OF SALTWATER CROCODILES WITH
SPECIAL RULE FOR SALTWATER AND NILE CROCODILES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: The Service will develop regulations to declassify
populations of the Saltwater crocodile in Australia and determine the
appropriate status for the Papua New Guinea populations. Also included
in this rulemaking is a special rule to allow commercial trade in
skins, other parts, and products of saltwater crocodiles from Australia
and Papua New Guinea populations and from Nile crocodiles in Appendix
II of CITES. The combination of actions proposed will have the effect
of stimulating legal and responsible trade in crocodile hides, and in
this respect, constitutes removal of a barrier to trade.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/19/94 59 FR 18652
NPRM Comment Period End 07/18/94 59 FR 18652
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC30
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2016. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TWO CALIFORNIA
BUTTERFLIES AND A SNAKE
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing, no later than one year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the
appropriate status for the Callippe silverspot butterfly, the Behren's
silverspot butterfly, and the Alameda whipsnake. All three species, and
the larval food plants on which the female butterflies lay their eggs
are threatened by over-collection, commercial/residential development,
alien plant competition, unsuitable levels of livestock grazing,
trampling by hikers, livestock, and off-road vehicle use.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/04/94 59 FR 5377
NPRM Comment Period End 04/05/94 59 FR 5377
Final Action 02/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC32
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2017. MARBELED MURRELET CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory. Final, Judicial, January 21, 1994.
On November 2, 1993, the US District Court, Western District of
Washington, ordered the Secretary to propose critical habitat for the
marbeled murrelet no later than January 21, 1994.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed to designate critical habitat
for the marbeled murrelet. Species ranges from Aleutian Archipelago in
Alaska to central California. The species is listed as a threatened
distinct vertebrate population segment in Washington, Oregon, and
California.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/27/94 59 FR 3811
NPRM Comment Period End 04/27/94 59 FR 3811
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC33
_______________________________________________________________________
2018. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: CALIFORNIA RED-
LEGGED FROG
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing, no later than one year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the appropriate
status of the California red-legged frog. Designation of critical
habitat is not prudent at this time. This species occurs from Marin
County south to Baja California, Mexico. Only 6 populations remain in
the entire Central Valley hydrologic basin, the former stronghold of
the species; extinction on the floor of the Central Valley occurred
sometime before 1960.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/02/94 59 FR 4888
NPRM Comment Period End 04/04/94 59 FR 4888
Final Action 02/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC34
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2019. MIGRATORY BIRD HARVEST INFORMATION PROGRAM
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 711; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 742a to 742d;
16 USC 742e to 742j
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the Migratory Bird Harvest
Information Program regulations by adding Texas and Maryland, beginning
with the 1994-95 hunting season, to the list of participating states
and to implement some additional modifications to the Program. This
action is necessary so that licensed hunters in all participating
states will be required to have evidence of current participation in
the Program on their person while hunting migratory game birds.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/14/94 59 FR 11838
NPRM Comment Period End 05/13/94 59 FR 11838
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -634 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-1714
RIN: 1018-AC37
_______________________________________________________________________
2020. REMOVAL OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC POPULATIONS OF THE GRAY WHALE
FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17; 50 CFR 222
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is amending the list of endangered and threatened
species by revising the entry for the gray whale to remove the eastern
North Pacific (California) population from the list while retaining the
western North Pacific (Korean) population as endangered. In addition,
the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration, is amending the list of endangered species under its
jurisdiction. The eastern North Pacific population has recovered to
near its estimated original population size and is neither in danger of
extinction throughout all nor a significant portion of its range.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC38
_______________________________________________________________________
2021. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SAINT FRANCIS' SATYR
BUTTERFLY
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.
Abstract: The Service will exercise its emergency authority to
determine the Saint Francis' satyr as endangered under the Endangered
Species Act. This species is endemic to the sandhills of North
Carolina; only a single population is known to survive. Recent heavy
collecting pressure has resulted in a reduction of the only known
population and is believed to pose a threat to the butterfly's
existence. This emergency rule will implement Federal protection for
240 days. A proposed rule to list the species as endangered will be
published concurrently with this emergency action.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/18/94 59 FR 18350
Interim Final Rule 04/18/94 59 FR 18324
NPRM Comment Period End 06/17/94 59 FR 18350
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Chief, Division of
Endangered Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, 703 359-2171
RIN: 1018-AC44
_______________________________________________________________________
2022. RIGHTS-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 460k
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 29
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will address management and maintenance of public
highway rights-of-way established pursuant to revised Statute 2477 and
located within the national wildlife refuge system, so as to be
compatible with the purposes for which the refuge unit was established
and to protect and conserve the surrounding lands and wildlife
resources. Companion rules are being prepared by Bureau of Land
Management and the National Park Service which will illustrate the
claim for which agency rules will address management of such claims.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 08/01/94 59 FR 39228
NPRM 08/01/94 59 FR 39216
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/30/94 59 FR 39228
NPRM Comment Period End 09/30/94
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuge
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 670 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-1744
RIN: 1018-AC45
_______________________________________________________________________
2023. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FIVE
CALIFORNIA SIERRAN FOOTHILLS PLANTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than one year after such proposal.
Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will list, reclassify, or
delist, as appropriate, five California plant species the Stebbins'
morning-glory, Pine Hill ceanothus, Pine Hill flannelbush, El Dorado
bedstraw, and Layne's butterweed under the Endangered Species Act.
Where prudent, critical habitat will be identified. Such actions are
taken upon determination that species are endangered, threatened, or
neither, and are based solely on the biological information available
to the Department.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/20/94 59 FR 18774
NPRM Comment Period End 07/19/94 59 FR 18774
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jmie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC47
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2024. CLOSURE OF O'MALLEY RIVER AREA IN KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE, ALASKA
Legal Authority: 16 USC 460k; 16 USC 668dd
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 36
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to limit public access and use of a
portion of the O'Malley River area and adjacent lands to individuals
participating in a refuge-sponsored bear viewing program. The seasonal
closure is necessary to prevent incompatible conflicts between people
and brown bears at an important bear concentration area while bears are
feeding on salmon runs that provide an extremely important component of
their diet. This is the period when bears are most vulnerable to
adverse impacts from excessive human use. Public access and use will be
restricted seasonally from June 30 to September 30 and will result in
the protection and conservation of brown bear populations.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/11/94 59 FR 24567
Interim Final Rule 05/11/94 59 FR 24564
NPRM Comment Period End 07/11/94 59 FR 24567
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: An interim rule and request for comments was
published concurrently. The interim regulation limited public access,
occupancy and use of a portion of the O'Malley River area within Kodiak
National Wildlife Refuge from June 25, 1994 through September 30, 1994.
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuge
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS - 670 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-1744
RIN: 1018-AC49
_______________________________________________________________________
2025. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: THREE
CALIFORNIA INSECTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list,
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed
listing no later than one year after such proposal.
Abstract: The Service will propose regulations to determine the
appropriate status for three California insects, the Mt. Hermon june
beetle, the Zayante band-winged grasshopper, and the Santa Cruz rain
beetle. These three taxa are limited to ponderosa pine sand parklands
habitat. This habitat is restricted to a small portion of the Santa
Cruz mountains in Santa Cruz County, California.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/10/94 59 FR 24106
NPRM Comment Period End 07/11/94 59 FR 24106
NPRM (Reopening of Comment
Period) 09/01/94 59 FR 44700
Final Action 05/00/95
3 California insects NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 06/29/94 (59
FR 33484)
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC50
_______________________________________________________________________
2026. IMPORTATION OF EXOTIC WILD BIRDS TO THE UNITED STATES;
AMENDMENT OF FINAL RULE IMPLEMENTING THE WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT OF
1992
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposal amends the final rule published by the Service
on November 16, 1993 in the Federal Register (58 FR 60524), which
implements the prohibitions stipulated in the Wild Bird Conservation
Act and provides permit requirements and procedures for some allowed
exemptions. As a result of a lawsuit and a resultant court order that a
portion of the contested regulation is invalid, the Service proposes to
amend 50 CFR 15.11 (b) and (c). Consistent with the court order, all
exotic birds listed in Appendix III of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species are covered by the automatic import
moratorium of the WBCA, regardless of their country of origin.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/03/94 59 FR 28826
NPRM Comment Period End 07/05/94 59 FR 28826
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Marshall Jones, Chief, Office of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-420 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-2093
RIN: 1018-AC51
_______________________________________________________________________
2027. ADDITION OF TWO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES TO THE LIST OF
OPEN AREA FOR HUNTING AND PERTINENT REFUGE-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 16 USC 460k; 16 USC 664; 16 USC 668dd; 16
USC 715i
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to add two national wildlife refuges to
the list of areas open for migratory game bird hunting, upland game
hunting, and/or big game hunting and pertinent refuge-specific
regulations for those activities. The Service has determined that such
uses will be compatible with and, in some cases, enhance the purposes
for which each refuge was established. In addition, two national
wildlife refuges will be closed to big game hunting and sport fishing,
respectively. National wildlife refuges are generally closed to hunting
and sport fishing until opened by rulemaking.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/15/94 59 FR 36342
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuges,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
-670 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703
358-1744
RIN: 1018-AC58
_______________________________________________________________________
2028. REFUGE-SPECIFIC HUNTING AND FISHING REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 16 USC 460k; 16 USC 664; 16 USC 668dd; 16
USC 715i
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to amend certain regulations pertaining
to migratory bird hunting, upland game hunting, big game hunting, and
sport fishing on national wildlife refuges. This is an annual review to
determine whether individual refuge regulations should be modified or
deleted.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/20/94 59 FR 37134
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuges,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
670 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-
1744
RIN: 1018-AC59
_______________________________________________________________________
2029. ADDITION OF ROCK LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO THE LIST
OF AREAS OPEN FOR HUNTING IN NORTH DAKOTA
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 16 USC 460k; 16 USC 664; 16 USC 668dd; 16
USC 715i
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: National wildlife refuges are generally closed to hunting and
sport fishing until opened by rulemaking. The Secretary of the Interior
may open refuge areas to hunting and/or fishing upon a determination
that such uses are compatible with the purpose(s) for which the refuge
was established, and that funds are available for development,
operation, and maintenance of a hunting or fishing program. The Service
proposes to add Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge to the list of areas
open for big game hunting in North Dakota along with pertinent refuge-
specific regulations for such activity.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/15/94 59 FR 36348
NPRM Comment Period End 09/13/94 59 FR 36348
Final Action 12/15/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuges,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
-670 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 704
358-1744
RIN: 1018-AC60
_______________________________________________________________________
2030. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; BISMUTH-TIN SHOT
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 711
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is proposing on an interim basis to conditionally
approve the use of bismuth-tin shot as nontoxic for the taking of
waterfowl and coots during the 1994-95 hunting season. This action
responds to a petition for rulemaking by the Bismuth Cartridge Company.
Available information and data from studies indicate that bismuth-tin
shot is nontoxic to migratory waterfowl if ingested. Further studies
will be required to confirm these preliminary conclusions.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/22/94 59 FR 43088
NPRM Comment Period End 09/21/94
Final Action 01/30/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS -634 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 703 358-1714
RIN: 1018-AC66
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________
2031. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 09/22/94 59 FR 48569
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, 703 358-1714
RIN: 1018-AA24
_______________________________________________________________________
2032. REFUGE-SPECIFIC HUNTING AND FISHING REGULATIONS
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 02/11/94 59 FR 6686
Final Action Effective 02/11/94 59 FR 6686
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, 703 358-1744
RIN: 1018-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________
2033. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES: ADDING TO AREAS OPEN TO HUNTING AND
FISHING
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 02/11/94 59 FR 6680
Final Action Effective 02/11/94 59 FR 6680
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, 703 358-1744
RIN: 1018-AB25
_______________________________________________________________________
2034. SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS FOR SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 06/03/94 59 FR 29032
Final Action Effective 07/01/94 59 FR 29032
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Richard S. Pospahala, 907 786-3447
RIN: 1018-AB43
_______________________________________________________________________
2035. CABIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES IN ALASKA
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 36
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 07/27/94 59 FR 38312
Final Action Effective 08/26/94 59 FR 38312
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, 703 358-1744
RIN: 1018-AB46
_______________________________________________________________________
2036. FARM-RAISED FISH; EXEMPTION FROM FISH AND WILDLIFE EXPORT
REQUIREMENTS
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/15/94 59 FR 41711
Final Action Effective 08/15/92 59 FR 41711
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Doggett, 703 358-1949
RIN: 1018-AB61
_______________________________________________________________________
2037. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ESTABLISHMENT OF
ADDITIONAL MANATEE SANCTUARIES IN KINGS BAY, CRYSTAL RIVER, CITRUS
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 05/12/94 59 FR 24654
Final Action Effective 06/13/94 59 FR 24654
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB74
_______________________________________________________________________
2038. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FOUR HAWAIIAN FERNS
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 09/22/94 59 FR 49025
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB92
_______________________________________________________________________
2039. CLEAN VESSEL ACT TECHNICAL GUIDELINES
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 80
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 03/10/94 59 FR 11204
Final Action Effective 04/11/94 59 FR 11204
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Columbus H. Brown, 703 358-2156
RIN: 1018-AB95
_______________________________________________________________________
2040. PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF
BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS IN NORTH-CENTRAL MONTANA
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/18/94 59 FR 42696
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB96
_______________________________________________________________________
2041. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF BLACK-
FOOTED FERRETS IN SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/18/94 59 FR 42682
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AB98
_______________________________________________________________________
2042. CLEAN VESSEL ACT PUMPOUT STATION GRANT ADMINISTRATION
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 80
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 03/10/94 59 FR 11204
Final Action Effective 04/11/94 59 FR 11204
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Columbus H. Brown, 703 358-2156
RIN: 1018-AC06
_______________________________________________________________________
2043. DESIGNATED PORT STATUS FOR BOSTON, MA
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 06/28/94 59 FR 33211
Final Action Effective 07/28/94 59 FR 33211
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: John Doggett, 703 358-1949
RIN: 1018-AC07
_______________________________________________________________________
2044. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TWO PUERTO RICAN
HAWKS
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 09/09/94 59 FR 46710
Final Action Effective 10/11/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC12
_______________________________________________________________________
2045. REGULATIONS PROHIBITING TAKING OF FREE RANGING WOLVES AND
WOLVERINES ON THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES IN ALASKA ON THE SAME DAY THE
TRAPPER OR HUNTER IS AIRBORNE
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 36
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/02/94 59 FR 39408
Final Action Effective 09/01/94 59 FR 39408
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, 703 358-1744
RIN: 1018-AC16
_______________________________________________________________________
2046. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: THREE PUERTO RICAN
PLANTS
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 09/09/94 59 FR 46715
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC17
_______________________________________________________________________
2047. SPECIES CHANGE TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN
ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES)
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/15/94 59 FR 41981
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Charles W. Dane, 703 358-1708
RIN: 1018-AC31
_______________________________________________________________________
2048. DESIGNATED PORTS FOR LISTED PLANTS
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 24; 7 CFR 300 to 399; 50 CFR 17.12; 50 CFR 23.23
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/19/94 59 FR 42774
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Marshall P. Jones, Jr., 703 359-2093
RIN: 1018-AC36
_______________________________________________________________________
2049. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: PACIFIC POCKET MOUSE
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 09/29/94 59 FR 49752
Final Action Effective 09/26/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, 703 358-2171
RIN: 1018-AC39
BILLING CODE 4310-55-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Prerule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
_______________________________________________________________________
2050. VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK: AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1 et seq
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.33
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rulemaking amends the current special
regulations for Voyageurs National Park by adding a section designating
areas open to aircraft use within the Park. This addition is necessary
because National Park Service general regulations require such special
regulatory designations for areas in parks open to the operation or use
of aircraft. The intended effects are to increase safety, protect
resources, and provide appropriate enjoyment to park users.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 01/00/95
ANPRM Comment Period End 03/00/95
NPRM 05/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/95
Final Action 10/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Bruce McKeernan, Chief Ranger, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Voyageurs National Park, HCR 9, Box
600, International Falls, MN 56649-9701, 218 283-9821
RIN: 1024-AC23
_______________________________________________________________________
2051. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE; SPECIAL REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.32
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Park Service proposes to close certain developed
and high visitor use areas to hunting in Pictured Rocks National
Lakeshore in the interest of public safety. Parts of this regulation
will comply with existing Michigan State Park hunting regulations.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 11/00/94
ANPRM Comment Period End 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Larry Hach, Chief Ranger, Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, P.O. Box a40,
Munising, MI 49862, 906 387-2607
RIN: 1024-AC28
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
_______________________________________________________________________
2052. DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK: FISHING; BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.27
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed regulation pertains to Fort Jefferson National
Monument and will delete references to the taking of crayfish and
conch. Information will be included to redefine the park boundary.
These changes are necessary to reflect a closure of park waters to the
removal of crayfish and conch and to update boundary changes mandated
by congressional action in 1980 that enlarged the park area.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/05/86 51 FR 28110
NPRM Comment Period End 09/04/86 51 FR 28110
Reproposal 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Wayne Landrum, Superintendent, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Dry Tortugas National Park, P.O. Box
6208, Key West, FL 33041, 813 695-3091
RIN: 1024-AA96
_______________________________________________________________________
2053. MINERALS MANAGEMENT--NON-FEDERAL OIL AND GAS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1 et seq; 16 USC 230a; 16 USC 450kk; 16 USC
459d-3; 16 USC 459h-3; 16 USC 460m; 16 USC 460cc-2(i); 16 USC 460ee; 16
USC 698c; 16 USC 698f; 16 USC 3101 et seq; 43 USC 600d; 18 USC 3571; 18
USC 3581
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 9
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, January 29, 1989.
Section 8 of the Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Act directs the
Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations governing
nonfederal oil and gas development by 1/29/89.
Abstract: Several sections of 36 CFR part 9, subpart B contain
ambiguous language which has caused confusion in interpreting the
existing regulations. The NPS wants to make technical revisions to
clarify requirements for both applicants and the Service. Also, the
existing regulations exempt two classes of operators from compliance.
Because of these exemptions, the regulations apply to only 30% of the
existing operations resulting in avoidable impacts to park resources
and visitor values from unregulated operations. Finally, the Service
intends to propose revisions to the existing regulations to incorporate
congressionally mandated requirements and timetables governing
nonfederal oil and gas development in the Big Cypress National Preserve
Addition. Examples of such revisions include: making the regulations
applicable to all oil and gas operations within all units of the
National Park System; updating terms for consistency with existing
policies, practices, and laws; and removing the monetary ceiling and
floor on bonds and security deposits so that bonds may be calculated
and posted commensurate with reclamation costs.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Carol McCoy, Chief, Policy and Regulations Section,
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Room 221, 12795 W.
Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, C) 80225, 303 969-2096
RIN: 1024-AB39
_______________________________________________________________________
2054. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SYMBOLS: UNITED STATES PARK POLICE INSIGNIA
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Park Service proposed rule and request for
comments relates to the United States Park Police insignia. It will
recognize an official United States Park Police insignia, provide for
its future protection and prevent the unauthorized use of the insignia.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/94
Final Action 06/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Dennis Burnett, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-
7127, 202 208-4874
RIN: 1024-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________
2055. RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3; 16 USC 5; 16 USC 79
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The regulations for rights-of-way found at 36 CFR part 14,
subparts A to H were promulgated as interim regulations in 1980. The
regulations no longer meet the needs of the Service or of rights-of-way
applicants. Final regulations need to be developed through a revision
of part 14.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Dick Young, Park Ranger, Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Colonial National Park, P.O. Box 210, Yorktown,
VA 23690, 804 898-3400
RIN: 1024-AC01
_______________________________________________________________________
2056. GLACIER BAY: VESSEL MANAGEMENT PLAN/REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3; 16 USC 3101; 16 USC 1361; 16 USC 1531
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13.65
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Glacier Bay National Park is initiating a vessel management
plan that will, during its formulation, review the existing vessel
regulations for revisions.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Marvin Jensen, Superintendent, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park, Gustavus,
AK 99826, 907 697-2230
RIN: 1024-AC05
_______________________________________________________________________
2057. PENALTY PROVISIONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 18 USC 3571
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 1.3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Existing fine penalties at 36 CFR 1.3 were outdated by the
Criminal Fine Improvement Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-185). These proposed
regulations will establish penalty provisions in accordance with the
Act.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jim Brady, Chief, Ranger Activities Division,
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4874
RIN: 1024-AC06
_______________________________________________________________________
2058. ROCK CLIMBING
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: Not yet determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Rock climbing has long been an accepted recreational activity
in many park areas. An explosive growth of rock climbing in recent
years, along with increased impacts to park resources because of this
activity, suggests that regulations and guidelines need to be developed
to protect park resources while providing for a quality climbing
experience. Information to address this issue will be sought from
interested parties in an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 06/11/93 58 FR 32878
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/13/93 58 FR 32878
NPRM 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jim Brady, Chief, Ranger Activities Division,
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127,
Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 208-4874
RIN: 1024-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________
2059. KATMAI NATIONAL PARK--BEAR MANAGEMENT
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13.66
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rulemaking will establish a process for the
Superintendent to set minimum distances between humans and bears in
portions of Katmai National Park. The rulemaking will prohibit a person
from intentionally remaining within a specified distance from bears in
areas identified by the Superintendent to protect bears and people.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Steve Hurd, Chief Ranger, Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Katmai National Park, P.O. Box 7, King Salmon,
AK 99613, 907 246-3305
RIN: 1024-AC17
_______________________________________________________________________
2060. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK--SPECIAL REVISION
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.13
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Specific regulations for Yellowstone National Park were
originally promulgated in the early 1970s, with only minor changes
since that time. This rulemaking will completely revise this section to
bring it up to date.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Brian O'Dea, Criminal Investigator, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park, P.O. Box
168, Yellowstone NP, WY 82190, 307 344-2121
RIN: 1024-AC18
_______________________________________________________________________
2061. VISITOR SERVICES UNDER SECTION 1307 OF ANILCA
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 3197
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule establishes procedures for granting rights
and preferences in the award and renewal of competitive visitor service
authorizations for visitor service providers to conduct business on
certain National Park Service lands in Alaska. This rule implements
section 1307 of the Alaska Lands Act (ANILCA), which protects certain
visitor service providers in operation prior to January 1, 1979, and
which directs that a right of preference for any future new visitor
service be given to local residents and Native corporations.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jeff Cobb, Chief, Division of Concessions, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, 2525
Gambell Street, Anchorage, AK 90225, 907 257-2594
RIN: 1024-AC19
_______________________________________________________________________
2062. APPLICABILITY AND RESOURCE PROTECTION REVISIONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9A; 16 USC 462
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 1; 36 CFR 2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: A major revision of 36 CFR parts 1-5 was completed in 1983.
This current review of parts 1 and 2 is to address clarification of the
applicability of these regulations in National Park Service areas, and
to update existing resource protection and visitor use regulations.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jim Brady, Chief, RAnger Activities Division,
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127,
Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 208-4874
RIN: 1024-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________
2063. THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S STANDARDS FOR THE
TREATMENT OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 470
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 68
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed revision changes the existing title to ``The
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties'' and establishes broader standards to include all cultural
property types and simplifies existing standards.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kay Weeks, Technical Writer/Editor, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Preservation Assistance Division, P.O.
Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 343-9578
RIN: 1024-AC24
_______________________________________________________________________
2064. ALASKA; HUNTING AND TRAPPING REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 39 Stat 535; 16 USC 1; ANILCA sec 203; ANILCA sec
1313
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will establish a National Park Service (NPS)
prohibition of hunting on the same day in which the hunter has flown in
an aircraft, and will clarify the existing NPS prohibition of using
firearms and other weapons to take free ranging wildlife under a
trapping license.
The NPS has concluded that activities such as those allowed under State
authorizations for same-day-airborne taking of wildlife conflict with
NPS management mandates and policies and the intent of the Federal
Airborne Hunting Act.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 06/09/89 54 FR 24852
ANPRM Comment Period End 08/09/89
NPRM 10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State
Sectors Affected: None
Agency Contact: Paul Hunter, Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, 2525 Gambell Street, Anchorage, AK 99503-2892, 907 257-2646
RIN: 1024-AC25
_______________________________________________________________________
2065. OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT: SPECIAL REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 460(q); 16 USC
462(k)
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.49
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Park Service proposes to modify restrictions on
admission to Oregon Caves in Oregon Caves National Monument. This
proposed regulation would allow children over a specified height and
with a measurable physical ability to enter the caves, regardless of
age. The present restriction states that children under the age of six
are not permitted to enter the caves. A search of historical records
has failed to find any extensive discussion of or justification for
this particular age limit. There also appears to be little
justification for using six years of age in determining who enters the
caves. A child's size and endurance determine his or her cave traveling
abilities more than age.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Craig W. Ackerman, Park Manager, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Oregon Caves National Monument, 19000
Caves Highway, Cave Junction, OR 97523, 503 592-2100
RIN: 1024-AC26
_______________________________________________________________________
2066. CONVEYANCE OF FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INTERESTS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Park Service proposes to modify the regulations
for sale or lease of real estate that will allow bids on sales to be
accompanied by earnest money equivalent 1% of the appraised value or
$1,000, whichever is greater, with the balance of the bid due within 45
days of the award; bids on leases must be accompanied by the first
year's rent.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: David T. Humphrey, Chief, Technical Assistance and
Professional Services, Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, 15610 Vaughn Road,
Brecksville, OH 44141, 216 526-5256
RIN: 1024-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
_______________________________________________________________________
2067. PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES; UNIFORM REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: PL 100-555; PL 100-588
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 7; 36 CFR 296; 18 CFR 1312; 32 CFR 229
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would amend the description of prohibited
acts in the final uniform regulations to include attempts to excavate,
remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface archeological resources,
based on amendments to the Archaeological Resources Protection Act made
in 1988.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/29/90 55 FR 2848
NPRM Comment Period End 02/28/90 55 FR 2848
Additional NPRM 09/11/91 56 FR 46259
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Dan Haas, Archeologist, Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Archeological Assistance Division, P.O. Box
37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 343-4101
RIN: 1024-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________
2068. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK: MINING
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.45(a)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This revision applies to Everglades National Park in Florida.
Section 7.45(a) will be revised to eliminate obsolete regulations,
remove expired material from the Code of Federal Regulations pertaining
to commercial fishing, provide for consistency with State fishing
rules, and ensure continued protection of park resources.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/05/86 51 FR 28108
NPRM Comment Period End 09/04/86 51 FR 28108
Reproposal 12/21/92 57 FR 60496
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dennis Burnett, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-
7127, 202 208-4874
RIN: 1024-AB10
_______________________________________________________________________
2069. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC ON U.S. HIGHWAY 191
WITHIN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.13
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed regulation will exempt the section of U.S. 191
within Yellowstone National Park from the prohibition on the use of
National Park Service roads by commercial vehicles when such use has in
no way a connection with operation of the park; delete the special
regulations establishing the speed limit on U.S. 191 within Yellowstone
National Park; and restrict the amount and type of hazardous materials
which may be transported on U.S. 191 within Yellowstone National Park.
The special regulation establishing the present fee schedule for
commercial traffic within Yellowstone will be eliminated and the
Superintendent provided the discretion to establish and adjust fees for
such use on an annual basis.
These actions will clearly define the management and regulation of
commercial traffic on U.S. 191 through Yellowstone and assure a certain
measure of protection against hazardous waste spills.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/15/93 58 FR 48336
NPRM Comment Period End 11/15/93 58 FR 48336
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Sacklin, Chief, Planning, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park, P.O. Box
168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, 307 344-7381
RIN: 1024-AB82
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2070. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 6
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Park Service proposes to severely restrict the
creation of any new solid waste management sites within the boundaries
of any National Park unit. Sites in existence as of September 1, 1984,
will be regulated to minimize the impacts upon the environment and the
visitor experience.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/13/93 58 FR 65141
NPRM Comment Period End 02/11/94 58 FR 65141
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Jake Hoogland, Chief, Environmental Compliance
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box
37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 208-4274
RIN: 1024-AB95
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2071. NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARKS PROGRAM
Legal Authority: 16 USC 461 et seq
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 62
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rulemaking will amend the current regulations
for the National Natural Landmarks Program. Proposed changes include
strengthening and clarifying provisions for landowner notification,
adding requirements for voluntary landowner consent for natural
landmark designation, and providing for review of natural landmark
nominations by the National Park System Advisory Board.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 10/29/90 55 FR 43384
NPRM 11/21/91 56 FR 58790
NPRM Comment Period End 02/19/92 56 FR 58790
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Gary Johnston, Chief, Wildlife and Vegetation Division,
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127,
Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 343-8115
RIN: 1024-AB96
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2072. GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA FISHING REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 3101 et seq
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13.65
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed regulations will allow commercial fishing in
Glacier Bay National Park as an exemption from currently existing
servicewide regulations until December 31, 1997. Non-commercial
consumptive fishing methods are designated, and subsistence uses are
prohibited pursuant to statutory requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/05/91 56 FR 37262
NPRM Comment Period End 11/03/91 56 FR 46589
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Marvin O. Jensen, Superintendent, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park, P.O. Box
140, Gustavus, AK 99826-0140, 907 697-2230
RIN: 1024-AB99
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2073. NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT
IMPLEMENTATION
Legal Authority: 25 USC 3001 to 3013
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 10
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Regulations will provide Federal agencies, museums that
receive Federal funds, and Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations with directions on procedures and actions needed to
comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/28/93 58 FR 31122
NPRM Comment Period End 07/27/93 58 FR 31122
Final Action 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting
Archeologist, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O.
Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 343-4101
RIN: 1024-AC07
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2074. SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSPAPERS, LEAFLETS, AND PAMPHLETS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.96
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will propose an amendment to the National Park
Service regulations governing sales, and will propose a rescission of
an enforcement guideline regarding sales within the National Capital
Region. A proposed Administrative Policy Statement will explain the
administration of these regulations, which are intended to regulate
sales on park land of the National Capital Region.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/18/94 59 FR 25855
NPRM Comment Period End 07/18/94 59 FR 25855
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sandra Alley, ARD, Public Affairs, National Capital
Region, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio
Drive SW., Washington, DC 20242, 202 619-7223
RIN: 1024-AC14
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2075. GLACIER NATIONAL PARK REVISION
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise sport regulations to allow the
Superintendent to better monitor the fishing program; to prohibit the
use of motorboats in certain areas; and to clarify the exceptions to
the prohibitions on commercial passenger-carrying vehicles on park
roads.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/31/94 59 FR 15124
NPRM Comment Period End 05/31/94 59 FR 15124
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dennis Burnett, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-
7127, 202 208-4874
RIN: 1024-AC15
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2076. GRAND TETON BACKCOUNTRY USE
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.22
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed rule would delete the existing special
regulation for Grand Teton National Park that requires registration for
climbing, off-travel trail above 7,000 feet, and winter travel. The
park has found over time that this regulation is burdensome for both
the park and user and is ineffective.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/13/94 59 FR 25001
NPRM Comment Period End 07/13/94 59 FR 25001
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dennis Burnett, Park Ranger, Regulatory Affairs,
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127,
Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 208-4874
RIN: 1024-AC20
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2077. GLACIER BAY: REGULATION APPLICABILITY
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 3101 et seq
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13.65
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This is an interim rule that will clarify the general
applicability of National Park Service regulations to Glacier Bay
National Park, clearing up a technical problem with general
applicability rules.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/29/94 59 FR 14564
Interim Final Rule Effective 03/29/94 59 FR 14564
Final Action 00/00/00
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Russel Wilson, Paralegal, Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, 2525 Gambell, Anchorage,
AK 99503, 907 257-2641
RIN: 1024-AC22
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Completed Actions
National Park Service (NPS)
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2078. ALASKA: SUBSISTENCE USES
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn No further action
pending legislation. 10/01/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lou Waller, 907 257-2646
RIN: 1024-AC03
BILLING CODE 4310-70-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
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2079. ADMINISTRATION OF THE INDIAN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Legal Authority: 25 USC 13
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 46
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These proposed regulations are designed to provide
standardized administrative procedures for administering and operating
Indian adult education programs.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/30/87 12 FR 49172
NPRM Comment Period End 02/29/88 52 FR 49172
Public consultation 01/23/91
NPRM 08/25/94 59 FR 44016
NPRM Comment Period End 01/31/95
Final Action 04/01/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Reginald Rodriguez, Chief, Branch of Postsecondary
Education, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office
of Indian Education Programs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240,
202 208-4871
RIN: 1076-AA15
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2080. LEASING AND PERMITTING
Legal Authority: 25 USC 395; 25 USC 402; 25 USC 403; 25 USC 466
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 162
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau proposes to reorganize part 162 into subparts to
facilitate the use of the regulations for easier reference and to
incorporate requirements for grazing permits and the leasing
regulations of the American Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act
within the rule. Part 166 will be renamed and will incorporate all of
the provisions of the Act other than leasing.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/31/94
NPRM Comment Period End 02/28/95
Final Action 07/31/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Mark Bradford, Division of Water and Land Resources,
Billings Area Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3598
RIN: 1076-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________
2081. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS
Legal Authority: 25 USC 145; 25 USC 383; 25 USC 385; 25 USC 338; 25
USC 43
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 171
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of these revisions is to provide for consistent
administration, to establish policies for updating practices and
procedures of operation and maintenance of the irrigation system and to
provide uniform accounting procedures.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/94
Final Action 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Roos Mooney, Acting Chief, Branch of Irrigation,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4559, MIB,
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5480
RIN: 1076-AC53
_______________________________________________________________________
2082. INDIVIDUAL INDIAN MONIES
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 25 USC 29; 43 USC 1457
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 115
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation will modify existing regulations governing
the Individual Indian Monies Trust (IIM) Funds and establish guidelines
on accepting new IIM accounts. The Federal Government has sole
responsibility for the protection of Indian trust funds which have been
either collected from receipts from Indian trust land or through
judgment awards to tribes and/or individuals.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has established the Office of Trust Funds
Management to oversee Indian Trust Funds operations. The modified and
new regulations will result in the added protection, and more efficient
handling of the Indian trust funds.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/15/94 59 FR 41948
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/94
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Jim Parris, Director, Office of Trust Funds Management,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 505 Marquette NW.
Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505 766-3230
RIN: 1076-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________
2083. LISTING OF COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES: AMENDMENT
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On May 14, 1991, the Ute Mountain Tribal Council voted to
retrocede the operation of the law enforcement services and tribal
court programs citing ongoing problems which have hindered the fair and
impartial administration of justice. This decision has created a
jurisdictional void since neither State or Federal authorities have
jurisdiction over minor offenses committed by Indians. To minimize the
potential danger to the residents of the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation,
the BIA is undertaking this rulemaking to authorize the establishment
of Courts of Indian Offenses to fill this apparent jurisdictional void.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/94
Final Action 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Roland Johnson, Assistant Area Director (Programs),
Albuquerque Area Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, P.O. Box 26567, Albuquerque, NM 87125-6567, 505 766-3157
RIN: 1076-AC78
_______________________________________________________________________
2084. ADULT AND JUVENILE DETENTION, HOLDING, AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL
STANDARDS FOR FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13; 25 USC
2417; 25 USC 2453; 25 USC 2802
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 10
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing a new part 10 in 25
CFR to establish standards for governing Indian adult and juvenile
detention, holding and community residential facilities and programs.
The current detention regulations in 25 CFR are over 20 years old and
extremely limited. The proposed changes will cover all important issues
governing detention and residential services. The standards will
increase the bureau's capability to provide Indian tribes the direction
to administer constitutionally sound detention and residential
programs. It will also provide a preventative measure to potential
litigation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/94
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Warren D. LeBeau, Detention Specialist, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington,
DC 20240, 202 208-5786
RIN: 1076-AC80
_______________________________________________________________________
2085. NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 25 USC 640(d)
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 161
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These regulations are necessary for implementation of the
livestock and grazing control provisions of 25 USC 640(d). In 1982 the
Federal District Court for Arizona abolished 25 CFR 153, Grazing
Regulation for the Joint Use Administrative Area and ordered the
Secretary to promulgate new regulations for the control of grazing and
livestock for the former Joint Use Administrative Area. Due to a lack
of tribal concurrence, regulations were not promulgated for lands
partitioned to the Navajo Tribe. Navajo tribal concurrence has been
recently obtained; therefore, the BIA needs to move forward with
publication of these regulations. Any cost associated with the
implementation of these regulations will be assumed within the BIA
annual budget. Cost associated with compliance of the provisions of
these regulations will be borne by the Navajo Tribe or its members.
There is no associated cost to the general public.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM Comment Period End 01/31/94
NPRM 11/30/94
Final Action 06/30/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Sam Miller, Chief, Division of Water and Land,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4004
RIN: 1076-AC81
_______________________________________________________________________
2086. TRIBAL ORGANIZATION UNDER A FEDERAL STATUTE
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 25 USC 473; 25 USC 476; 25 USC 477; 25 USC
503; PL 100-581
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 81
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These regulations establish uniform procedures for conducting
Secretarial elections for voting on proposed constitutions when tribes
wish to reorganize, adopt constitutional amendments, ratify and amend
charters, or revoke existing constitutions. This proposed rule will
revise the regulations to bring them into compliance with PL 100-581.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/30/95
NPRM Comment Period End 05/31/95
Final Action 12/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Patricia Simmons, Tribal Relations Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-7445
RIN: 1076-AC88
_______________________________________________________________________
2087. PETITIONING AND OTHER PROCEDURES FOR TRIBES REORGANIZED UNDER
FEDERAL STATUTE AND OTHER ORGANIZED TRIBES
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 473; 25 USC
476; 25 USC 477; 25 USC 503
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 82
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation will provide uniformity and order in the
formulation and submission of petitions to request the Secretary to
call elections to amend tribal constitutions, issue charters, and other
actions where constitutions provide for petitioning the Secretary or
Commissioner. This rule will amend the regulations to allow the
spokesman for the petitioners to make technical changes to petitions in
consultation with the Bureau and to change the petition format.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/30/95
NPRM Comment Period End 05/31/95
Final Action 12/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Patricia Simmons, Tribal Relations Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-7445
RIN: 1076-AC89
_______________________________________________________________________
2088. FAMILY AND CHILD EDUCATION PROGRAM (FACE)
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2; 25 USC 2003; 25 USC 2002; 25 USC 13
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 35
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish new standards and procedures for
applications and approval of applications under family and child
education programs. The proposed standards are intended to enhance and
ensure fairness in the award of funds for these programs.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/95
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Patsy Jones, Education Specialist, Office of Indian
Education Programs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Room 3530 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202
219-1127
RIN: 1076-AC92
_______________________________________________________________________
2089. IRRIGATION OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RATE ADJUSTMENT
Legal Authority: 25 USC 385
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 171.1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will make irrigation and maintenance rate
adjustments for various projects. These adjustments account for the
changes in costs for Indian irrigation project facilities that ensure
the delivery of irrigation water to assessable lands served by the
projects.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/95
Final Action 02/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Acting Chief, Branch of Irrigation and
Power, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 4559-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5480
RIN: 1076-AD02
_______________________________________________________________________
2090. INDIAN ELECTRIC POWER UTILITIES
Legal Authority: 5 USC 3001
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 175
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will add a new section to the current regulation to
cover hardship cases and will make necessary changes to comply with
Secretarial Order 3150 redelegating authority in the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/31/94
NPRM Comment Period End 02/28/95
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Acting Chief, Branch of Irrigation and
Power, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 4559-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5480
RIN: 1076-AD03
_______________________________________________________________________
2091. AMERICAN INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RANGELAND MANAGEMENT
Legal Authority: PL 103-177
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 162; 25 CFR 166
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 3, 1995.
Abstract: This rule will address the requirements for the
implementation of the American Indian Agricultural Resource Management
Act. Specifically, the leasing and permitting requirements,
agricultural and range trespass, education and agricultural management,
and management of Indian rangelands and farmlands.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 11/00/94
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Mark Bradford, Chief, Branch of Africulture and Range,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW., Room 4559, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4004
RIN: 1076-AD04
_______________________________________________________________________
2092. PREFERENCE IN EMPLOYMENT
Legal Authority: 25 USC 479
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau is proposing to eliminate provisions relating to
preference in employment because they expired on January 5, 1990.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/06/94 59 FR 47046
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/94
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Mercedes C. Lewis, Staffing Specialist, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room 320-SIB, Washington, DC 20245, 202 208-2506
RIN: 1076-AD05
_______________________________________________________________________
2093. REINDEER IN ALASKA
Legal Authority: 48 USC 250k; 48 USC 250b; 48 USC 500b; 48 USC 500k
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 243
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will administer the Alaska Reindeer Industry Act of
1937. There have been no regulations for this Act, except for those
pertaining to the buyout of non-native interests in 1940. With
increased interest in, and complexity of, the industry, there is now an
urgent need for new regulations. This issue will create no additional
costs either to the Bureau or to native owners.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/30/94
NPRM Comment Period End 01/31/95
Final Action 05/31/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Don C. Tomlin, Juneau Area Office, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Suite 5, 9109 Mendenhall Road,
Juneau, AK99802-5520, 907 727-4124
RIN: 1076-AD07
_______________________________________________________________________
2094. GRANTS TO TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
NAVAJO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Legal Authority: 25 USC 1801 to 1852; 25 USC 640; 25 USC 1831
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 41
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule applies to the provision of financial assistance,
technical assistance, and endowments to tribal colleges and Navajo
Community College and will strengthen requirements relating to: (1)
Criteria for satisfactory programs; (2) counting Indian students; (3)
developing planning grants; (5) forward funding; (6) renovation and
construction of facilities; and (7) preparing construction feasibility
reports.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/31/95
NPRM Comment Period End 04/30/95
Final Action 10/01/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Terry Portra, Education Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 3512, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4871
RIN: 1076-AD08
_______________________________________________________________________
2095. INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION PROGRAM
Legal Authority: 25 USC 13; 25 USC 2008
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 39
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will change the definitions of some disabling
conditions so that they are consistent with Department of Education
definitions of some disabling conditions and adjust the way schools are
reimbursed for student transportation services.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/31/94
NPRM Comment Period End 03/31/95
Final Action 10/31/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Joy Martin, Chief, Branch of Administrative Services,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 3515 MIB,
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 219-4555
RIN: 1076-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________
2096. PRESERVATION OF ANTIQUITIES
Legal Authority: 25 USC 470aa; 25 USC 301; 25 USC 378; 25 USC 379
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 261
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will delete 25 CFR 261, which provides Bureau-
specific procedures for the issuance of permits under the Antiquities
Act of 1906 (16 USC 432). The part is superseded by regulations
covering the issuance of permits for the same purpose under the more
comprehensive Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 USC
470).
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/31/94
NPRM Comment Period End 02/28/95
Final Action 07/31/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Donald Sutherland, Archaeologist, Office of Trust
Responsibilities, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Room 4525 MIB, 1949 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4791
RIN: 1076-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________
2097. LAND ACQUISITIONS FOR TRIBES AND INDIVIDUAL INDIANS
Legal Authority: 25 USC 409a; 25 USC 465; 25 USC 501; 25 USC 574; 25
USC 576; 25 USC 608; 25 USC 467; 25 USC 450h; 25 USC 463e; 25 USC 451;
25 USC 464; 25 USC 487 to 489; 25 USC 573; 25 USC 610
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 151
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations to comply with current
statutes and Departmental policy. It will add provisions or clarify
procedures for land acquisitions under Part 151 and will provide
stronger and more consistent guidelines for reviewing trust
applications than the current case-by-case review, which uses general
criteria. The streamlined regulations will benefit tribes and
individual Indians who request real property acquisition for trust
status. No additional costs will be incurred by applicants or the
Bureau.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/31/95
NPRM Comment Period End 03/31/95
Final Action 08/31/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Alice Harwood, Realty Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services,
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3604
RIN: 1076-AD11
_______________________________________________________________________
2098. LEASING OF OSAGE RESERVATION LANDS IN OKLAHOMA FOR MINING
EXCEPT OIL AND GAS
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will eliminate specific royalties to be paid for
minerals not found within the Osage mineral estate and give the
authority to the Osage Tribal Council, as approved by the
Superintendent of the Osage Agency to set applicable royalty rates.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/31/95
NPRM Comment Period End 03/31/95
Final Action 08/31/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Liaison Officer, Energy and Minerals,
Office of Trust Responsibilities, Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Room 4544 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240,
202 208-3607
RIN: 1076-AD12
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
_______________________________________________________________________
2099. ADMINISTRATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
Legal Authority: 25 USC 13; PL 67-85
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 40
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise established policies and provide
uniform procedures to govern the higher education program administered
under the authority of 25 USC 13. This rule applies only to educational
grants; Bureau educational loans are governed by 25 CFR part 91. This
part has been redesignated from 25 CFR part 32.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Public Consultation 01/23/91
NPRM 04/18/94 59 FR 18460
NPRM Comment Period End 07/18/94 59 FR 18460
Final Action 10/05/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Reginald Rodriguez, Chief, Branch of Postsecondary
Education, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS-
3530 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4871
RIN: 1076-AA10
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2100. OIL, GAS, SOLID MINERAL, AND GEOTHERMAL MINERAL AGREEMENTS
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2101 to 2108
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 211; 25 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of these revisions is to reflect the enactment of
legislation, court decisions, changes, and reorganization with the
Federal government and the evolution of usual and common business
practices. The existing rule does not adequately reflect the provisions
of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act or the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/21/87 52 FR 39332
NPRM Comment Period End 12/21/87 52 FR 39332
NPRM 11/18/91 56 FR 58734
Reproposal 11/21/91 56 FR 58734
NPRM Comment Period End 01/19/92
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Additional Information: This regulation was formerly combined with
material that will now be published separately under RIN 1076-AC98.
Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Div. of Energy and Mineral Resources,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3607
RIN: 1076-AA82
_______________________________________________________________________
2101. ROADS OF THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Legal Authority: 25 USC 47; 25 USC 318a; 23 USC 202; 23 USC 204
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 170
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to revise 25 CFR
part 170 to reflect the current Bureau of Indian Affairs and Federal
Highway Administration policies for road systems on Indian
reservations. This change is proposed to assure that funds are
apportioned from the Highway Trust Fund for construction projects on
Indian reservations roads in accordance with the relative needs of the
reservation, and to encourage tribal self-determination.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/24/94 59 FR 14030
NPRM Comment Period End 05/23/94 59 FR 14030
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Richard B. Geiger, Chief, Division of Transportation,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4359
RIN: 1076-AB05
_______________________________________________________________________
2102. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM
Legal Authority: 25 USC 13
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau is amending existing Financial Assistance and
Social Services program regulations. The proposed regulations define
the extent of the programs, establish eligibility requirements and set
the parameters for assistance payments. General Assistance, Child
Welfare Assistance and Services to Families and Communities will be
revised. Adult Care Services, Tribal Work Experience Program and
Miscellaneous Assistance Programs will be added to the regulations in
more detail.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/07/94 59 FR 16720
NPRM Comment Period End 06/06/94
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: David Hickman, Chief, Division of Social Services,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2721
RIN: 1076-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________
2103. REVISED PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INDIAN SELF-
DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1988
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 84 in Part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 1076-AC20
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2104. MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN
CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2001
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 36
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to revise the
regulations in 25 CFR 36 which govern the provisions of academic and
dormitory programs for bureau-funded schools. The proposed revisions
will satisfy the requirements of the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and
Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (PL 100-297) which
require the establishment of standards for immunization of students, an
alcohol and substance abuse curriculum and a process for substituting
alternative dormitory standards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/31/94 59 FR 15294
NPRM Comment Period End 06/29/94 59 FR 15294
Final Action 10/31/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Jim Martin, Chief, Planning, Oversight and Evaluation
Staff, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 219-1131
RIN: 1076-AC32
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2105. GENERAL FOREST REGULATIONS
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2; 25 USC 301; 25 USC 406; 25 USC 407; 25 USC
413; 25 USC 466
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 163
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, May 28, 1992.
Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is revising 25 CFR part 163 to
reflect those changes necessary to implement the National Indian Forest
Resources Management Act, PL 101-630. This action includes revisions
and amendments to existing regulations as well as the addition and
deletion of sections affected by the Act. The regulations will provide
uniform guidance for forest management and administration and implement
Indian and Alaskan Native forestry education assistance programs.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/27/94 59 FR 3952
NPRM Comment Period End 03/28/94
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: In conjunction with this revision of part 163,
parts 164 and 165 will be deleted.
Agency Contact: Jim Stires, Forester, Branch of Forestry, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Billings Area Office, 1316 N.
26th Street, Billings, MT 59101, 406 657-6358
RIN: 1076-AC44
_______________________________________________________________________
2106. EDUCATION FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 13; 25 USC 413; 25 USC 9;
25 USC 295; 25 USC 2005c; 29 USC 794
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 294
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of these regulations is to formalize procedures
and the approval process for the acquisition of sites, construction, or
renovation (including all necessary equipment) for schools for Indian
children under funds authorized and appropriated under Federal statutes
for new school construction application evaluations and priority
rankings. These appropriations include, but are not limited to, the
following: facility structures that require new addition to an existing
structure, new school facilities, dormitories, gymnasiums, cafeterias,
libraries, and multi-purpose rooms. Because these are procedural
regulations, they do not entail any additional costs; the benefits
include a more effective program.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/13/93 58 FR 53026
NPRM Comment Period End 01/11/94
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Additional Information: A new part 294 will be published in a new
subchapter P in 25 CFR chapter I, ``Facilities Management Program.''
Agency Contact: Katheen L. Slover, Program Liaison Specialist, Office
of Construction Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Room 2417 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240,
202 208-3405
RIN: 1076-AC49
_______________________________________________________________________
2107. BUY INDIAN ACT PROCEDURES FOR CONTRACTING
Legal Authority: 25 USC 47
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1480
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, September 12, 1991.
Interim Final - 03/01/91.
Abstract: This final rule will be codified as 48 CFR 1480, replacing 41
CFR part 14H, and will establish policies and procedures concerning the
Bureau of Indian Affairs' acquisition management system. This rule
pertains to contracts entered into pursuant to the Act of June 25, 1910
(25 USC 47), which is usually referred to as the ``Buy Indian Act.''
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/12/91 56 FR 46468
NPRM Comment Period End 01/10/92
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with
this action.
Agency Contact: Kimberly A. Romine, Procurement Analyst, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 334-A, SIB, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2825
RIN: 1076-AC50
_______________________________________________________________________
2108. OFF RESERVATION LAND ACQUISITIONS FOR INDIAN TRIBES
Legal Authority: 25 USC 465; 25 USC 2202
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 151
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule will provide stronger and more consistent
guidelines for reviewing trust applications than the current case-by-
case review, which uses general criteria. The Secretary of the Interior
announced on July 19, 1990, a new policy for Indian Tribes acquiring in
trust for gaming and non-gaming purposes lands contiguous to or outside
the tribe's existing reservation boundaries. This proposed revision
will add two new sets of criteria that will be used in evaluating
tribal off-reservation acquisition for gaming and non-gaming purposes.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/15/91 56 FR 32278
NPRM Comment Period End 08/15/91 56 FR 32278
Final Action 12/31/94
Final Action Effective 01/31/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Alice Harwood, Realty Specialist, Division of Real
Estate Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Room 4522 - MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3604
RIN: 1076-AC51
_______________________________________________________________________
2109. SALE OF FOREST PRODUCTS, RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, MINNESOTA
Legal Authority: 25 USC 9; 25 USC 2
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 165
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to delete part 165 from 25 CFR.
Since the Red Lake Indian Mills no longer exist and since section
163.13, ``Indian tribal forest enterprise operations,'' of the 1993
revision of the 25 CFR General Forest Regulations adequately prescribes
policy for the sale of forest products produced by other Indian forest
product enterprises on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, 25 CFR part 165
is no longer needed.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/12/94 59 FR 35580
NPRM Comment Period End 09/12/94
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Additional Information: This part is being deleted due to revisions
made in part 163.
Agency Contact: Jim Stires, Forester, Office of Trust and Economic
Development, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1316
N. 26th Street, Billings, MT 59101, 406 657-6358
RIN: 1076-AC75
_______________________________________________________________________
2110. SALE OF LUMBER AND OTHER FOREST PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY INDIAN
ENTERPRISES FROM THE FORESTS ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 164
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to delete part 164 from 25 CFR.
Since section 163.13, ``Indian tribal forest enterprise operations,''
of the 1993 revision of the 25 CFR General Forest Regulations
adequately prescribed policy for the sale of lumber and other forest
products produced by Indian enterprises from forests on Indian
reservations, 25 CFR part 164 is no longer needed.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/12/94 59 FR 35580
NPRM Comment Period End 09/12/94
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Additional Information: This part is being deleted due to revisions
made to part 163.
Agency Contact: Jim Stires, Forester, Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1316 N. 26th Street, Billings, MT 59101, 406
657-6358
RIN: 1076-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________
2111. INDIAN MONIES, PROCEEDS OF LABOR (IMPL)
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 155
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 113
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau is proposing to rescind part 113 of 25 CFR in
accordance with Pub. L. 97-257, which provided that no funds shall be
deposited in such accounts after September 30, 1982. The accounts have
been removed from the accounting system and are no longer in use.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/07/94 59 FR 16760
NPRM Comment Period End 05/09/94
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Jim R. Parris, Director, Office of Trust Funds
Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 505
Marquette St. NW., Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505 766-3230
RIN: 1076-AC86
_______________________________________________________________________
2112. BUSINESS PRACTICES ON THE NAVAJO, HOPI, AND ZUNI RESERVATIONS
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 141
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to revise language
that provides that license fees be deposited into ``Indian Monies,
Proceeds of Labor (IMPL)'' accounts. The Bureau is no longer authorized
to obligate or expend IMPL funds in accordance with Pub. L. 97-257,
which rescinded use of IMPL accounts. Language pertaining to the IMPL
accounts will be deleted and corrected to read ``Special Deposit
Account.''
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/25/94 59 FR 9302
NPRM Comment Period End 03/28/94 59 FR 9302
Final Action 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Jim R. Parris, Director, Office of Trust Funds
Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 505
Marquette St. NW., Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505 766-3230
RIN: 1076-AC87
_______________________________________________________________________
2113. RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY FOR THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Legal Authority: 25 USC 13
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 256
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Difficulty in obtaining accurate housing inventories as a
basis for funding distribution led to the concept of funding in
accordance with the number of documented eligible applicants.
Regulations direct that HIP funds be used in conjunction with other
programs to provide more housing than could be provided with HIP funds
alone. The intent was to use other funds in place of HIP funds. This
has been misinterpreted to mean using the HIP funds in addition to
other monies as a means of circumventing the regulatory cost limits.
This has resulted in oversized, luxurious houses totally inappropriate
to HIP. For this reason Category C, down payments, is being deleted
from the program. Houses financed by HUD will no longer be eligible for
HIP assistance.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/07/94 59 FR 16726
NPRM Comment Period End 07/07/94 59 FR 16726
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Hilda Manuel, Director, Office of Tribal Services,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW., Room 2525-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3463
RIN: 1076-AD01
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
_______________________________________________________________________
2114. LEASING OF OSAGE RESERVATION LANDS FOR OIL/GAS MINING
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 226
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/28/94 59 FR 22104
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, 202 208-3607
RIN: 1076-AC09
_______________________________________________________________________
2115. CERTIFICATES OF DEGREE OF INDIAN BLOOD
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 70
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No further action
will be taken at this time. 07/07/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lathel Duffield, 202 208-3702
RIN: 1076-AC19
_______________________________________________________________________
2116. SAFETY AND HEALTH INSPECTION PROGRAM
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 50
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn 07/07/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Jaynes, 505 766-2863
RIN: 1076-AC31
_______________________________________________________________________
2117. DEPOSIT AND EXPENDITURE OF INDIVIDUAL FUNDS OF MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE
TRIBE OF INDIANS WHO DO NOT HAVE CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 117
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn 07/07/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Gordon Jackson, 918 287-2495
RIN: 1076-AC45
_______________________________________________________________________
2118. PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING THAT AN AMERICAN GROUP EXISTS AS AN
INDIAN TRIBE
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 83
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 02/25/94 59 FR 9280
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Holly Reckord, 202 208-3592
RIN: 1076-AC46
_______________________________________________________________________
2119. USE OF COLUMBIA RIVER INDIAN IN-LIEU FISHING SITES
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 248
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/07/94 59 FR 16756
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Ron Eggers, 503 231-6749
RIN: 1076-AC79
_______________________________________________________________________
2120. ARRANGEMENTS WITH STATES, TERRITORIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES FOR
SOCIAL WELFARE OF INDIANS
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 21
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No further action
will be taken at this time. 07/07/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: David Hickman, 202 208-2649
RIN: 1076-AC94
_______________________________________________________________________
2121. LICENSED INDIAN TRADERS
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 140
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No further action
will be taken at this time. 07/08/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: George Big Eagle, 703 235-3178
RIN: 1076-AC95
_______________________________________________________________________
2122. EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER THE JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 273
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No further action
will be taken at this time. 07/08/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Geboe, 202 219-1129
RIN: 1076-AC96
_______________________________________________________________________
2123. INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 63
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No further action
will be taken at this time. 07/11/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: David Hickman, 202 208-2721
RIN: 1076-AC97
_______________________________________________________________________
2124. PROTECTION OF PRODUCTS OF INDIAN ART AND CRAFTSMANSHIP
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Duplicate of RIN 1090-AA45 08/03/94
RIN: 1076-AD06
BILLING CODE 4310-02-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Prerule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________
2125. VALUATION OF OIL AND GAS FROM INDIAN LEASES
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et
seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC
1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43
USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1801 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 202
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will amend the regulations governing the valuation
of gas produced from Indian leases. The primary purpose of these
amendments is to ensure that Indian mineral lessors receive maximum
revenues from mineral resources on their land consistent with the
Department's trust responsibility and lease terms.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 11/00/94
ANPRM Comment Period End 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rule is being submitted as an ANPRM
because of differences in Indian gas and Federal gas valuation. Recent
marketing strategies dictate this change. Related rule: 1010-AC02,
Federal Gas Valuation Regulation Negotiation Committee.
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB57
_______________________________________________________________________
2126. GAS MEASUREMENT AND COMMINGLING
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1334; 30 USC 1711
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250.181; 30 CFR 250.182; 30 CFR 250.184
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend and update regulations applicable to
gas measurement, add a provision to an existing regulation that would
clarify conditions under which surface commingling of gas would be
approved, and add a new section to require measurement or estimation of
gas volumes used on the leases or otherwise not saved for sale.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Gerald Daniels, Petroleum Engineer, Department of the
Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room 4700, 381 Elden Street,
Herndon, VA 22070-4817, 703 787-1554
RIN: 1010-AB97
_______________________________________________________________________
2127. TRAINING OF LESSEE AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN OIL
AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1332
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250.210; 30 CFR 250.211; 30 CFR 250.212; 30 CFR
250.213; 30 CFR 250.214; 30 CFR 250.215
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: MMS feels that the current regulations in 30 CFR 250 need to
be updated to provide the flexibility to use new technology and
innovative programs.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Sharon Buffington, Petroleum Engineer, Department of
the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room 4800, 381 Elden Street,
Herndon, VA 22070-4817, 703 787-1147
RIN: 1010-AB99
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________
2128. AMENDMENTS TO 30 CFR 250.67--HYDROGEN SULFIDE
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1334
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250.67
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise the requirements for warning systems,
personnel protection, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and sulphur dioxide (SO2)
detection and monitoring. A recent equipment failure at an H2S gas
facility resulted in the flaring of gas containing high concentrations
of H2S, which resulted in the risk of exposure to high concentrations
of H2S and the discharge of large volumes of SO2. As a result of this
incident, the current regulations are being revised to adequately
address the flaring of gas containing H2S. Since the revisions are
extensive, the rule is being reproposed.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/15/90 55 FR 33326
NPRM Comment Period End 10/15/90 55 FR 33326
NPRM 12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Mail
Stop 4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607
RIN: 1010-AB50
_______________________________________________________________________
2129. RESPONSE PLANS FACILITIES SEAWARD OF THE COASTLINE
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321; EO 12777
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 18, 1992.
Abstract: Regulations are being developed to implement the authority of
Minerals Management Service (MMS) under the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (FWPCA) as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. These
regulations will address oil spill prevention and response in State
submerged lands as well as in the Outer Continental Shelf. A
nonregulatory alternative will not meet the mandate of the FWPCA as
amended. The expected costs will depend on the extent to which existing
practices in State and Federal waters meet the new mandated
requirements. The expected benefits will be an assurance that oil spill
prevention and response capability are being addressed on all
facilities in both State and Federal waters.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 08/12/92 57 FR 36032
ANPRM Comment Period End 10/28/92
Interim Final Rule 02/08/93 58 FR 7489
Interim Final Rule 02/08/93 58 FR 7489
NPRM 10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/94
Final Action 05/00/95
Final Action Effective 07/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Mail
Stop 4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607
RIN: 1010-AB81
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2130. REVISION OF REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING CORPORATE SURETY BONDS FOR OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASES
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250; 30 CFR 251; 30 CFR 256
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend current regulations requiring lessee
surety bonds. The value of surety bonds required by current regulations
for leases approved before November 27, 1993, is not adequate to
protect the government from loss due to lessees' failure to comply with
the terms of OCS leases. This rule embodies a comprehensive approach to
the complex problems associated with the movement of smaller operators
into the OCS. The potential costs are the increase in cost to obtain a
higher level of bond coverage. Benefits would be the enhancement of
smaller operators' ability to provide necessary surety, and to provide
greater protection of the public interest by reducing the potential for
losses to the government.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room
4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607
RIN: 1010-AB92
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2131. REVISION OF AUTHORIZED BIDDING SYSTEMS FOR LEASES IN THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1334(a)
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 256
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will better enable MMS to set lease terms in
reaction to changing oil and gas market conditions by offering leases
at royalty rates that reflect lower market prices. This rule will allow
modification of the minimum royalty from 12-1/2 percent of the
production amount or value to an effectively lower rate that would be
described in the lease terms portion of a sale's final notice. This
lower rate could be designated over the life of the lease as a constant
or sliding scale measure, or it could emerge as a result of the
lessee's fulfillment of specified conditions (e.g., no royalties would
be due until production reaches a designated level or a predetermined
capital cost allowance is recovered). MMS expects to better respond to
changing market conditions because of this modification and believes
that this action will cause increased bidding (cont)
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: competition for new leases. For
those selected tracts offered under a reduced royalty bidding system,
the proposed rule is expected to bolster domestic production and
maintain or increase employment in the oil and gas sector.
Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room
4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607
RIN: 1010-AB93
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2132. TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING ALLOWANCES FOR OIL AND GAS
Legal Authority: 25 USC 396; 25 USC 2102; 30 USC 181; 30 USC 351; 30
USC 1001; 30 USC 1701; 30 USC 1301; 30 USC 1331; 30 USC 1801
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: A study group was formed to review regulatory requirements
that became effective on March 1, 1988. This group proposed changes to
the forms and submission requirements and the method for calculating
assessments. The minerals industry and the general public will be
requested to comment on the proposed changes to the rules on
transportation and processing allowances.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O. Box 25165, Room 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB94
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2133. BURNING LIQUID HYDROCARBONS AND FLARING OR VENTING GAS
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1334(j)
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250.175
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: MMS regulations do not now address burning of liquid
hydrocarbons. When the rules were written, liquid hydrocarbons were not
burned and there was no need to address the subject. Economic changes,
coupled with an increase in well test times and distances from shore,
have caused some operators to ask to burn liquid hydrocarbons.
Currently, MMS is citing its mandate to conserve resources to restrict
this practice. However, to have clear regulatory backing for this
policy, MMS is planning to issue a proposed rulemaking. This proposed
rule will give the public the opportunity to comment on the proposed
restrictions on burning liquid hydrocarbons.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Sharon Buffington, Petroleum Engineer, Department of
the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room 4700, 381 Elden Street,
Herndon, VA 22070-4817, 703 787-1147
RIN: 1010-AB96
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2134. TRANSPORTATION AND WASHING ALLOWANCES FOR COAL
Legal Authority: 25 USC 396; 25 USC 2101; 30 USC 181; 30 USC 351; 30
USC 1001; 30 USC 1701; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301; 43 USC 1331; 43 USC
1801
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule is designed to improve MMS's administration of
allowances and to provide incentives for payors to comply with the
reporting requirements of the regulations. It will amend the current
regulatory requirements for allowance forms submission, amend the
allowance payback and late payment charges for forms that are not filed
on time, retain the need for regulatory approval thresholds, and
propose alternative approaches to administrative allowances.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O.Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AC00
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2135. ROYALTIES, RENTALS, BONUSES, AND OTHER MONIES
Legal Authority: 25 USC 396; 25 USC 2101; 25 USC 181; 25 USC 351; 25
USC 1701; 25 USC 9701; 25 USC 1301; 25 USC 1331; 25 USC 1801
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 218
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule implements changes in Treasury regulations that
require agencies to use electronic collection and deposit of funds when
cost effective, practical, and consistent with statutory authority. The
rule will simplify industry's payments to MMS in compliance with the
new Treasury requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 02/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AC01
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2136. VALUATION OF GAS PRODUCTION
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 25 USC 396; 25 USC 2101; 30 USC 181; 30
USC 351; 30 USC 1001; 30 USC 1701; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301; 43 USC
1331; 43 USC 1801
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends regulations regarding the valuation of gas
produced from Federal leases and agreements for arms-length and non
arms-length contracts. Due to the variety of situations in producing
and marketing gas products, MMS's purpose is to provide a valuation
procedure that closely reflects market conditions and allows royalty to
be based upon information readily available to the lessee. The
procedure will minimize the administrative burden on industry and MSS.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AC02
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Final Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
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2137. REGULATIONS GOVERNING RECOUPMENT OF OVERPAYMENTS ON INDIAN LEASES
Legal Authority: 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et seq; 25 USC 2101 et
seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC
1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43
USC 1801 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 218
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Because royalty payments are a major source of income to many
Indian allottees, and the only source in some instances, it has been a
longstanding Department of the Interior policy that overpayments made
by lessees and other royalty payors to Indians cannot be recovered by
refund. This policy was established to prevent an undue financial
burden on Indian allottees who may have limited financial means to
refund the overpayment. However, the adopted policy permits lessees and
payors to recoup overpayments as a credit against future rental or
royalty accruals due to Indian tribes or allottees. Lessees and
operators were instructed to follow this recoupment policy in ``Notice
to Lessees and Operators of Indian Oil and Gas Leases No. 1A'' (NTL-
1A), issued by the Conservation Division of U.S. Geological Survey in
1977. The MMS published revised final oil and gas product valuation
regulations at 30 CFR part 206 on January 15, 1988 (53 FR 1184 and 53
FR 1230), effective March 1, 1988. Section 206.150(e)(2) of the revised
regulations terminated NTL-1A. Although the Indian lease overpayment
recoupment policy has been the same for many years, MMS believes that
its (cont)
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/31/90 55 FR 3232
NPRM Comment Period End 03/02/90 55 FR 3232
Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: regulations should state the
policy. Consequently, MMS proposes to add new sections at 30 CFR 218.53
(previously reserved) and 30 CFR 218.203 to codify the policy and
procedure.
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB40
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2138. PAYOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Legal Authority: 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et seq; 25 USC 2101 et
seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC
1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43
USC 1801 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 218
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Responsibilities of Minerals Management Service include the
collection of royalties, bonuses, rentals, and related revenues from
Federal and Indian mineral leases. These monies are, for the most part,
collected from the current designated payor on the lease. However, if
MMS is unable to collect from the current payor, it must pursue
collections from a prior payor(s), the lessee, or an assignee of the
lease. Existing regulations are unclear as to the responsibilities and
liabilities of the parties involved. Therefore, MMS is proposing to
amend its regulations to clarify payor, lessee, and assignee
requirements and responsibilities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/13/94 59 FR 17504
NPRM Comment Period End 06/13/94 59 FR 17504
Final Action 12/00/94
Final Action Effective 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB45
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2139. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR MAINTAINING RECORDS ON OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF NET PROFIT SHARE OIL AND GAS LEASES
Legal Authority: 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et seq; 25 USC 2101 et
seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC
1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43
USC 1801 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 220
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: There is a conflict in MMS regulations at 30 CFR 220.030 with
the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA) as to
the time period that an offshore net profit share lessee (NPSL) must
maintain records and all other documentation pertaining to the NPSL
capital account. Therefore, MMS is proposing to amend 30 CFR 250.030 to
extend the time period to 6 years, from 36 months, consistent with the
statutory requirement of FOGRMA. The MMS is also proposing to remove 30
CFR 220.033 which includes language that conflicts with the
recordkeeping requirements of FOGRMA and MMS regulations at 30 CFR
212.50 and 212.51.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/13/94
NPRM Comment Period End 06/13/94
Final Action 12/00/94
Final Action Effective 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB46
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2140. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING PRODUCTION PLATFORMS AND PIPELINES
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The development of this notice of proposed rulemaking
resulted from the recommendation of a task force that examined many
contributing causes to recent fatal accidents in the North Sea and the
Gulf of Mexico. The task force identified areas where changes in
regulations should be considered. This action considers changes to the
regulations concerning better communication among personnel, protection
of pipeline risers, safe fuel storage, and requirements of shutdown
valves on depositing pipelines.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 07/23/90 55 FR 29860
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/21/90
NPRM 05/16/94 59 FR 25377
NPRM Comment Period End 07/15/94
Final Action 03/00/95
Final Action Effective 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Mail
Stop 4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607
RIN: 1010-AB52
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2141. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYS
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1334
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250.33; 30 CFR 250.34; 30 CFR 250.157
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the regulations to specifically
express the authority under which Regional Directors may require
archaeological resource surveys and reports. The requirements under
consideration are comparable to requirements previously included in
lease stipulations and are not expected to add significant costs to the
lessee.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/12/93 58 FR 52731
NPRM Comment Period End 12/13/93
Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Mail
Stop 4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607
RIN: 1010-AB63
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2142. LIMITATIONS ON CREDIT ADJUSTMENTS SUBMITTED BY LESSEES AND OTHER
ROYALTY PAYORS UNDER FEDERAL AND INDIAN MINERAL LEASES
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et
seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC
1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43
USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1801 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 218
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 10 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA),
43 USC 1339, requires that a lessee or payor under an offshore lease
submit a request to Minerals Management Service (MMS) for recoupment or
refund of an overpayment (credit adjustment) within 2 years of the date
of the original payment. However, current law does not provide for a
time limitation on credit adjustments under onshore Federal or Indian
leases similar to that provided in the OCSLA. This rule would add a new
provision entitled ``Limitations on Credit Adjustments'' which would
restrict credit adjustments without prior authorization to payments due
within 5 years before the date of the adjustments. The rule provides
that MMS could authorize credit adjustments with respect to payments
made more than 5 years but less than 10 years before the date of the
adjustments. However, credit adjustments with respect to any payment
made more than 10 years before the date of the adjustment would be
prohibited.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/17/93 58 FR 43588
NPRM Comment Period End 11/01/93 58 FR 50301
Final Action 04/00/95
Final Action Effective 05/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB73
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2143. COLLECTION OF ROYALTIES, INTEREST, AND OTHER AMOUNTS DUE UNDER
FEDERAL AND INDIAN MINERAL LEASES BY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et
seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC
1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43
USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1810 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 218
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Debt Collection Act of 1982 (DCA), 31 USC 3716, provides
for a Federal Agency's exercise of administrative offset to collect
claims of the United States Government. The DCA instructs each Agency
to prescribe regulations before collecting a claim by administrative
offset. In accordance with the requirements of the DCS, the Minerals
Management Service (MMS) is proposing new regulations governing
collection by administrative offset of royalties, interest, and other
amounts due under Federal and Indian oil, gas, and other mineral
leases. Under this rule, collection by administrative offset would only
be used after other attempts to collect the debt had been attempted by
MMS.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/17/93 58 FR 43583
NPRM Comment Period End 11/01/93 58 FR 50301
Final Action 04/00/95
Final Action Effective 05/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB74
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2144. AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING ASSESSMENTS FOR INCORRECT
REPORTS
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et
seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 31 USC
9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1801 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 216; 30 CFR 218
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: 30 CFR 216.40(b) and 218.40(b) authorize the Minerals
Management Service (MMS) to assess an amount not to exceed $10 for each
report received by the designated due date but which is incorrectly
completed. The reports subject to this assessment are required to be
submitted to MMS by royalty payors, lease operators, lessees, or other
parties in accordance with statutes, regulations, contracts, orders, or
terms of Federal or Indian mineral leases. The MMS regulations do not
provide for an assessment for incorrect reports if the incorrect report
is received after its designated due date. However, the administrative
costs incurred by MMS to research and resolve reporting errors are
identical whether or not the report is received timely or late. So that
MMS may be compensated for all administrative costs incurred due to
reporting errors, MMS is amending sections 216.40(b) and 218.40(b) to
include as assessable, all reports that are submitted incorrectly
regardless of whether or not the report was received by the designated
due date or was received late.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/17/93 58 FR 43852
NPRM Comment Period End 10/17/93 58 FR 43852
Final Action 10/00/94
Final Action Effective 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
Royalty Management Program, P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-
0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB82
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2145. OFFSETS, RECOUPMENTS, AND REFUNDS OF EXCESS PAYMENTS OF ROYALTIES,
RENTALS, BONUSES, OR OTHER AMOUNTS UNDER FEDERAL OFFSHORE MINERAL LEASES
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1339
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 200
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will add new provisions covering Federal
offshore mineral leases subject to section 10 of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 USC 1339. The rule will establish
procedures for crediting (recouping) excess payments of royalties,
rentals, bonuses, or other amounts against a current or future payment
obligation. It will also provide for refunding excess payments to any
person lawfully entitled to receive a refund or credit for overpayments
made under an offshore lease.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/15/93 58 FR 53470
NPRM Comment Period End 12/16/93 58 FR 53470
Final Action 10/00/94
Final Action Effective 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB90
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Completed Actions
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________
2146. AUDIT PROCEDURES AND PAYOR REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES DURING
AUDITS
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 217
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn A manual will be
issued rather than a regulation.04/05/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB44
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2147. AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING LATE PAYMENT INTEREST CHARGES ON
SOLID MINERALS AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES LEASES
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 218
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 03/29/94 59 FR 14557
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, 303 231-3058
RIN: 1010-AB83
BILLING CODE 4310-MR-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Prerule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
_______________________________________________________________________
2148. ABANDONED COAL REFUSE SITES
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 785; 30 CFR 829; 30 CFR 830; 30 CFR 845; 30 CFR
870
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, October 24, 1993.
Abstract: OSM will propose new regulations governing permitting and
performance standards for on-site processing of abandoned coal refuse
piles and operations for removal of abandoned coal refuse piles. The
rules are required to implement Section 2503(e) of the Energy Policy
Act of 1992.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Annetta Cheek, Chief, Applicant Violator Office,
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202
028-7841
RIN: 1029-AB70
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2149. AFFECTED AREA (HAUL ROADS)
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 701
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The term ``affected area'' as defined in 30 CFR 701.5
excludes public roads, if, among other things, there is substantial
public use. The rule was remanded by the Federal District Court because
the definition excluded too broad a class of public roads. Suspension
of that rule has caused confusion and left state regulatory authorities
and OSM with imperfect guidance in a difficult area. Consistent with
the Federal District Court ruling this rule will provide clarification
and nationwide consistency concerning the extent to which public roads
must be included in the affected area. There would be some increased
costs to regulatory authorities and the coal industry since certain
public roads that are not now regulated will need to be incorporated
into the affected area of existing permits.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Fred Fox, Program Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, 200 234-3263
RIN: 1029-AB76
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
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2150. COAL MOISTURE
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 870
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule adds specific criteria an operator must use in
determining an excess moisture allowance claimed under 30 CFR870.12.
These criteria will codify technical guidance contained in AML Payer
Letters issued since June 1988. The rule will identify acceptable
methods and procedures for estimating total and inherent moisture
contained in low rank coal. The criteria are based upon OSM experience
and industry practices.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/95
Final Action 12/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jane Robinson, Program Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Avenue NW., Room 7425 MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-
3318
RIN: 1029-AB78
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2151. BACKFILLING AND GRADING
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 816
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will reestablish time and distance requirements for
backfilling and grading areas and contour mines so that reclamation
proceeds as contemporaneously as practical with the surface mining
operation. The rule will require the completion of backfilling and
grading within certain times or distances following coal removal. The
proposal allows that for mining methods other than area and contour
mining a schedule may be established by the regulatory authority, or on
a case-by-case basis, a time and distance variance may be approved by
the authority.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/94
Final Action 12/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dennis Hunter, Chief, Branch of Research and Technical
Standards, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 640 NC,
Washington, DC 20240, 202 343-1504
RIN: 1029-AB79
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2152. NOTIFICATION AND RIGHT OF ENTRY
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 778
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would: (1) require that written findings be
provided to all parties in an informal conference held during the
permitting process regardless of the decision of the Regulatory
Authority and (2) increase the protection afforded private landowners
with property within the permit area of approved mining and reclamation
permits. Preliminary information indicates that the rule may increase
the costs of operations to the coal industry in certain states while
protecting the property values of private homeowners.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Scott Boyce, Environmental Protection Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202
343-3839
RIN: 1029-AB80
_______________________________________________________________________
2153. ARIZONA FEDERAL PROGRAM
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 903
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will codify a Federal program to regulate coal
exploration and surface coal mining and reclamation operations on non-
Federal and non-Indian lands in the State of Arizona. This includes
surface effects of underground coal mining. This proposed program is
necessary in order to regulate surface coal mining activities that may
be undertaken in Arizona under applicable provisions of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and under regulations found
in 30 CFR 736, in the absence of a state program.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Nancy Broderick, Chief, Branch of Federal and Indian
Programs, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20240, 202 208-2564
RIN: 1029-AB81
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
_______________________________________________________________________
2154. APPLICANT/VIOLATOR SYSTEM PROCEDURES
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 774; 30 CFR 843; 30 CFR 778
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed rule will establish standards for review and
rebuttal of presumptions regarding ownership and control relationships
between permit applicants and violators as well as between permittees
and violators. The rule will also specify requirements for verifying
whether the ownership and control information specified on a permit
application is complete, require use of OSM's applicant violator
computer system and other available data by regulatory authorities when
conducting violation reviews and establish procedures for regulatory
authorities to use in determining the status of outstanding violations.
The rule will prescribe sanctions in cases where a permit applicant
intentionally fails to provide complete or accurate ownership and
control information. In addition, the rule will specify measures for
OSM to take should a state regulatory authority fail to implement these
new requirements. Regulations which may be modified include 30 CFR 773,
774, 778, and 843.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/06/91 56 FR 45780
NPRM Comment Period End 11/20/91
Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Dr. Annetta Cheek, Chief, Applicant Violator System
Staff, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240,
202 208-4654
RIN: 1029-AB34
_______________________________________________________________________
2155. PERMANENT REGULATORY PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; PERMANENT AND
TEMPORARY IMPOUNDMENTS
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 816.46; 30 CFR 816.49; 30 CFR 817.46; 30 CFR
817.49
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed rule would clarify the design precipitation
requirements for impoundments that rely primarily on storage to control
stormwater runoff. It would also add a hazard consideration to the
criteria for determining which design precipitation event is applicable
in each case for spillway design.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/28/91 56 FR 29774
NPRM Comment Period End 08/27/91
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dennis Hunter, Chief, Branch of Research and Technical
Standards, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20240, 202 343-1504
RIN: 1029-AB40
_______________________________________________________________________
2156. DEFINITION AND CRITERIA FOR VALID EXISTING RIGHTS
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 761.5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the portions of the permanent program
which address the circumstances which constitute valid existing rights
to mine coal in areas where Congress has otherwise prohibited mining
under section 522(e) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977. This revision is in response to a court decision in round III
of the litigation on OSM's permanent program regulations.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/18/91 56 FR 33152
NPRM Comment Period End 09/16/91
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Nancy Broderick, Chief, Branch of Federal and Indian
Programs, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20240, 202 208-2553
RIN: 1029-AB42
_______________________________________________________________________
2157. SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS: INITIAL AND
PERMANENT REGULATORY PROGRAMS; ABANDONED SITES
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 840.11; 30 CFR 842.11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule would establish criteria for defining a site as
``abandoned.'' Once a site met this definition, it would be eligible
for an inspection frequency less than that required under SMCRA for
non-abandoned sites. These changes would allow better use of inspection
resources.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/18/92 57 FR 60410
NPRM Comment Period End 02/22/93
Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Daniel Stocker, Chief, Branch of Inspection and
Enforcement, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., MS-Rm 110,
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2550
RIN: 1029-AB60
_______________________________________________________________________
2158. APPLICANT/VIOLATOR SYSTEM PERMIT INFORMATION
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 774; 30 CFR 778; 30 CFR
823
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
proposes to establish new regulations and amend existing provisions to
clarify the role of the Applicant/Violator System (AVS) in the permit
application process; amend the definitions of ownership and control and
of transfer, assignment or sale of permit right; establish procedures
for successor in interest; revise requirements for information to be
submitted as part of the permit application process; and eliminate
certain civil penalties as a basis for a permit block for owners and
controllers of violators.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/28/93 58 FR 34652
NPRM Comment Period End 10/12/93
Final Action 10/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Annetta Cheek, Chief, Applicant/Violator System Office,
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 7424 MIB, Washington,
DC 20240, 202 208-4654
RIN: 1029-AB62
_______________________________________________________________________
2159. REGULATION OF INDIAN LANDS
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 710.11; 30 CFR 750.16
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would allow coal operators to comply with either
the interim program performance standards or the permanent program
performance standards on Indian lands currently required under Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement rules.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/22/93 58 FR 15404
NPRM Comment Period End 05/22/93
Final Action 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Billie E. Clark, Chief, Federal and Indian Permitting
Branch, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Brooks Towers, 1020 15th Street, Denver,
CO 800202, 303 844-2829
RIN: 1029-AB65
_______________________________________________________________________
2160. BASIS FOR COAL WEIGHT DETERMINATION
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 870
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Some processors purchase raw coal from operators on an
estimated clean coal basis. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement's rules require reclamation fee payment on the actual
gross weight of the clean or raw coal at the time of sale, transfer or
use. Records required to document the basis of a coal sale are not
clearly defined. Legislative changes provide OSM the authority to audit
coal preparation plants, tipples and loading facilities. Records a
person operating a coal preparation plant must maintain on coal
purchases are not specified in regulation. A person operating a
preparation plant is not liable for fee payment on coal sales that
exceed purchases. This rule would allow an operator who sells coal to a
processor, who actually cleans the coal, to pay fees on the same basis
on which the operator is paid by the processor. The person who operates
a coal preparation plant would be liable for reclamation fee payment on
all coal sold that exceeds coal purchased. Records to be maintained to
document the basis for coal sales would be defined in regulation.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/29/92 57 FR 62116
NPRM Comment Period End 03/01/93
Final Action 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jane R. Robinson, Program Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 343-3318
RIN: 1029-AB68
_______________________________________________________________________
2161. SUBSIDENCE
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 817
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 31, 1993.
Abstract: This rule would require coal mine operators who conduct
underground mining after October 24, 1992, to repair or compensate the
surface owner for resultant subsidence damage to occupied residential
dwellings, related structures, and non-commercial buildings, and to
replace existing drinking, residential, or domestic water supplies from
wells or springs which are damaged or lost. The rule is required to
implement Section 2504(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/24/93 58 FR 50174
NPRM Comment Period End 01/24/94
Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Nancy Broderick, Chief, Branch of Federal and Indian
Programs, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1952 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20240, 202 208-2533
RIN: 1029-AB69
_______________________________________________________________________
2162. ABANDONED MINE LAND GRANT PROCEDURES
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 886; 30 CFR 887; 30 CFR 888
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will modify the Abandoned Mine Land grant
regulations to codify the grant simplification initiative now being
implemented. The rule will remove requirements for the submission of
grant forms and other materials that are no longer needed and will
reduce the reporting burden on States and Indian tribes.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/08/93 58 FR 59334
NPRM Comment Period End 03/08/94
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Norm Hess, Program Management Specialist, Department of
the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2949
RIN: 1029-AB72
_______________________________________________________________________
2163. COAL REMINING
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 785; 30 CFR 874
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These rules will enable permittee operations which encounter
an unanticipated event resulting in a violation to obtain new permits.
The authority for this would exist from October 24, 1992, through
September 30, 2004. The rules will also shorten the period of liability
for revegetation from 5 years to 2 in the east and midwest and from 10
years to 5 in the arid west for remining sites. The rules will ensure
that remining sites do not lose their abandoned mine land eligibility.
The rules are required to implement section 2503 of the Energy Policy
Act of 1992.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/02/94 59 FR 28744
NPRM Comment Period End 08/01/94
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Dennis Hunter, Chief, Branch of Research and Technical
Standards, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20240, 202 343-1504
RIN: 1029-AB74
_______________________________________________________________________
2164. DEFINITION OF COAL
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 700.5; 30 CFR 870
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would define coal to mean combustible carbonaceous
rock composed principally of consolidated and chemically altered plant
remains. The rule would place all definitions related to coal in 30 CFR
700.5 and use the American Society for Testing and Materials ranking
system to define different ranks of coal.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/07/93 58 FR 52374
NPRM Comment Period End 01/07/94
Final Action 05/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Doug Growitz, Hydrologist, Department of the Interior,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room 640 NC, Washington, DC 20240, 202 343-1507
RIN: 1029-AB75
_______________________________________________________________________
2165. COAL FORMATION OUTCROP FIRES
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 880
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule revises mine fire control procedures in Appalachia
to incorporate changes in the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The Act
requires OSM to enter into cooperative agreements with states having
approved Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) programs. Several
provisions contained in the original law creating the program to
extinguish or control coal outcrop fires were waived by the Act for
states having approved AMLR programs. The Act authorizes cooperative
agreements with states having approved AMLR programs for the purpose of
planning and executing projects for controlling and extinguishing fires
in coal formations. The Act provides that matching share contributions
are waived for states with approved AMLR programs. Further, any
cooperative agreement entered into under the Act with a state eligible
to receive funds from the Appalachian Regional Development Commission
is not subject to review by that Commission.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/27/93 58 FR 68494
NPRM Comment Period End 02/25/94
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Tom Browne, Industry Economist, Department of the
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2661
RIN: 1029-AB77
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Completed Actions
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
_______________________________________________________________________
2166. ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION FUND REAUTHORIZATION
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 870; 30 CFR 872; 30 CFR 874; 30 CFR 875; 30 CFR
876; 30 CFR 878
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 05/31/94 59 FR 28136
Final Action Effective 06/30/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Danny Lytton, 202 208-2819
RIN: 1029-AB49
_______________________________________________________________________
2167. WIRE TRANSFER OF FEES
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 870
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 03/28/94 59 FR 14476
Final Action Effective 04/27/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Delleane McKenzie, 202 208-2560
RIN: 1029-AB50
_______________________________________________________________________
2168. LAND USE INFORMATION RULE
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 779; 30 CFR 783; 30 CFR 784; 30 CFR 780
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 05/27/94 59 FR 27932
Final Action Effective 06/27/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Archana K. Puri, 202 343-3871
RIN: 1029-AB57
_______________________________________________________________________
2169. SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS; PERMANENT
REGULATORY PROGRAMS; PERFORMANCE BONDS; ALTERNATIVE BONDING SYSTEMS
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 800.11
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action - No further action
will be taken at this time. 07/07/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Richard Lord, 202 208-2550
RIN: 1029-AB61
BILLING CODE 4310-05-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Prerule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
_______________________________________________________________________
2170. CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA - PURPOSES, USES, AND
ALLOCATION OF WATER SUPPLIES
Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 5 USC 553
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 432
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will address water for fish and wildlife, water
conservation standards, water transfers, land retirement, tiered
pricing, renewal of long-term contracts, and implementation of the
restoration fund created by the Central Valley Improvement Act. This
rule is being developed jointly by the Bureau of Reclamation and the
Fish and Wildlife Service.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Frank Dimick, Assistant Regional Director, Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
CA 95825-1898, 916 978-5139
RIN: 1006-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
_______________________________________________________________________
2171. REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTERING ENTITLEMENTS TO COLORADO RIVER WATER
IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 85 in Part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 1006-AA24
_______________________________________________________________________
2172. REVENUES MANAGEMENT
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 43 USC 371; 43 USC 501; 43 USC 392; 40 USC
485 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 43 USC 391
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 403
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will define requirements for the crediting/
disposition of revenues. The rule notifies water districts of a review
of legislation, repayment contracts, and amendments, and of current
Bureau practice relating to collection and crediting/disposition. The
rule also states that inappropriate direct crediting of revenues was
discontinued effective January 1, 1994. Since the Bureau does not have
the option to dispose of revenues other than as required by law, the
intent of this review is to ensure that revenue crediting follows the
requirements of law.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/12/94 59 FR 46801
NPRM Comment Period End 11/14/94
Final Action 02/00/95
Final Action Effective 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jaralyn Beek, Revenues Management Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007,
Denver, CO 80225-0007, 303 236-1061
RIN: 1006-AA30
_______________________________________________________________________
2173. ACREAGE LIMITATION, WATER CONSERVATION, AND COST RECOVERY
Legal Authority: 43 USC 390aa to 390zz-1; 43 USC 373; 43 USC 485i; 5
USC 551; 5 USC 553
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 426
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 1, 1994. Final, Judicial,
August 1, 1995.
Deadlines were established in a contract settlement contract. On the
basis of this contract, the Federal District Court vacated its previous
order on this rulemaking.
Abstract: In 1992 a Federal District Court ordered the Bureau of
Reclamation to issue final rules that to apply to all Reclamation
projects and to prepare an environmental impact statement in
conjunction with the rules. The decision was appealed; however, the
parties to the lawsuit subsequently decided to enter into a settlement
contract in order to reduce litigation. The contract provides that
Reclamation will review implementation of the Reclamation Reform Act of
1992 and prepare rules that apply to all Reclamation projects. It also
provides that Reclamation will prepare an environmental impact
statement that considers specific alternatives. The contract specifies
that the proposed rules and the draft EIS will be published by December
1, 1994, and the final rules and EIS will be completed by August 1,
1995.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 12/06/93 58 FR 64336
NPRM 12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/95
Final Action 08/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Rusty Schuster, Westwide Settlement Manager, Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver Federal
Center, D-55604, Denver, CO 80225-0007, 303 236-8096
RIN: 1006-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
_______________________________________________________________________
2174. ACREAGE LIMITATION ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
Legal Authority: 43 USC 390 Reclamation Reform Act of 1982; 43 USC 371
to 600 Reclamation Act of 1902
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 426
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 requires landholders
(landowners and lessees) to meet certain requirements in order to be
eligible to receive irrigation water. This rule will revise the current
rules to add a provision that will impose fee assessments when certain
statutory requirements are not met. Generally, the assessments will be
based on costs incurred by Reclamation when irrigation water has been
delivered to landholders who have not complied with these requirements.
The fees will help improve compliance with the requirements of the Act
and also help ensure that Reclamation irrigation water is not delivered
to ineligible landholders.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 11/09/93 58 FR 59427
ANPRM Comment Period End 12/09/93 58 FR 59427
NPRM 06/28/94 59 FR 33251
NPRM Comment Period End 08/29/94 59 FR 33251
Final Action 10/00/94
Final Action Effective 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Alonzo Knapp, Manager, Reclamation Land, Contracts,
and, Repayments, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation,
P.O. Box 25007, Room D-5640, Denver, CO 80225-0007, 303 236-1061
RIN: 1006-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Completed Actions
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
_______________________________________________________________________
2175. PROCEDURE TO PROCESS AND RECOVER THE VALUE OF RIGHTS OF USE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED IN PERMITTING SUCH USE
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 429
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn No further action will
be taken at this time. 05/10/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Lambert, 303 236-1061
RIN: 1006-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________
2176. RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS BY THE UNITED STATES
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 230
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/19/94 59 FR 18491
Final Action Effective 04/19/94 59 FR 18491
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Eleanor Ashby, 303 236-7183
RIN: 1006-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
2177. EXCHANGE OR AMENDMENT OF FARM UNITS ON FEDERAL RECLAMATION PROJECTS
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 406
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/19/94 59 FR 18491
Final Action Effective 04/19/94 59 FR 18491
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Eleanor Ashby, 303 236-7183
RIN: 1006-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________
2178. ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATION ACT FOR
TETON DAM
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 419
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/19/94 59 FR 18492
Final Action Effective 04/19/94 59 FR 18492
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Eleanor Ashby, 303 236-7183
RIN: 1006-AA28
_______________________________________________________________________
2179. EMERGENCY DROUGHT ACT
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 423
Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/19/94 59 FR 18492
Final Action Effective 04/19/92 59 FR 18492
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Eleanor Ashby, 303 236-7183
RIN: 1006-AA29
BILLING CODE 4310-09-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
_______________________________________________________________________
2180. SALES OF FOREST PRODUCTS; GENERAL--PREPARATION FOR SALE
Legal Authority: 16 USC 617
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 5400; 43 CFR 5420
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will implement the Forest Resources Conservation
and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 by prohibiting the export of
unprocessed timber from western Federal timber lands and direct and
indirect substitution for such timber.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Bob Bierer, Forester, Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202
452-7757
RIN: 1004-AB34
_______________________________________________________________________
2181. LEASES, PERMITS, AND EASEMENTS
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1732; 43 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2920
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the existing regulations to provide for
improved administration of Leases, Permits and Easements under the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
_________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/21/90 55 FR 48810
NPRM Comment Period End 01/22/91 55 FR 48810
Reproposed Rule 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rule is being reproposed in part. Complete
final rule will be published upon consideration of public comments on
partially reproposed rule.
Agency Contact: Brenda Zenan, Realty Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 202 452-7787
RIN: 1004-AB51
_______________________________________________________________________
2182. MANAGEMENT OF DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREA
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1701 et seq; 16 USC 1131 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 8560
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the existing regulations to remove
obsolete provisions, clarify and simplify the regulations, and add
provisions on access to inholdings, rights-of-way, use of mechanized
equipment by certain individuals, access by Native Americans.
Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rob Hellie, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 653-9183
RIN: 1004-AB69
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2183. DRAINAGE, OPERATIONS, AND LEASING OBLIGATIONS
Legal Authority: 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 301 to
306; 25 USC 396 to 399; 43 USC 1457; 40 USC 471 et seq; 42 USC 4321; 42
USC 6508; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 43 USC 1701 et seq; 25 USC 2102; 16 USC
668dd to ee; 31 USC 483a
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100.2; 43 CFR 3100.2-1; 43 CFR 3100.2-2; 43 CFR
3162.2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will clarify the responsibilities of fluid mineral
lessees for protecting Federal-leased fluid minerals from drainage by
operations on nearby lands that would result in lower royalties for
Federal or Indian lessors by specifying requirements before the
obligation of lessees to protect from such drainage begins, by
providing a profitability threshold for lessee responsibility, by
allocating burden of proof of drainage, and by specifying the
responsibilities of multiple lessees and assignees. It will also
clarify responsibility of the liable parties for other obligations
arising from lease terms and operations.
Timetable:
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NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AB74
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2184. SALES--FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1701; 43 USC 1713
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2710
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend 43 CFR part 2710 to provide for improved
administration of sales of public land under the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act.
Timetable:
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NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jim Paugh, Realty Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 2515 Warren Ave., P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, WY 82003, 307 775-6306
RIN: 1004-AB77
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2185. LAND WITHDRAWALS
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1701 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2300
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the existing regulations to clarify and
simplify the procedures for implementing the authority of the Secretary
of the Interior to process withdrawal applications, and, where
appropriate, to make, modify, or extend Federal land withdrawals.
Timetable:
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NPRM 01/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jeff Holdren, Withdrawals Program Leader, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington,
DC 20240, 202 452-7780
RIN: 1004-AB94
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2186. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
Legal Authority: 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 301 to
306; 25 USC 396 et seq; 43 USC 1457; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 25 USC 2102 et
seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3160
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will clarify the responsibilities of the Bureau of
Land Management for lands administered by the Forest Service under the
Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987, providing the
BLM is responsible only for Applications for Permit to Drill, related
subsurface impacts, and related appeals.
Timetable:
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NPRM 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AC09
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2187. LOGICAL MINING UNITS: GENERAL; LMU APPLICATION PROCEDURES; LMU
APPROVAL CRITERIA; LMU DILIGENCE; ADMINISTRATION OF LMU OPERATIONS
Legal Authority: 30 USC 201 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3400
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will amend the regulations dealing with coal logical
mining units (LMUs) to improve procedures for review of applications
and administration of operations. The rule will place a greater
emphasis on stewardship of the Federal coal resources and will be
designed to ensure that coal resources are developed in a legal,
efficient, economical and orderly manner with due regard for the
conservation of coal reserves and other resources within the concept of
ecosystem management. The rule will resolve the question whether LMU
diligent development requirements can be substituted for statutory
lease-specific diligent development requirements.
Timetable:
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NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Paul Politzer, Chief, Division of Solid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0350
RIN: 1004-AC15
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2188. DISPOSAL OF RESERVED MINERALS UNDER THE STOCKRAISING HOMESTEAD ACT
Legal Authority: PL 103-23
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3814
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 13, 1993.
Abstract: The rule will establish new procedures for locatable mineral
exploration and development on lands where the surface was patented
under the Stockraising Homestead Act of 1916 and the mineral estate
remains reserved to the United States.
Timetable:
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NPRM 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Reginald Reid, Division of Solid Minerals, Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, 850
Harvard Way, Reno, NV 89520-0006, 702 785-6576
RIN: 1004-AC19
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2189. RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT CONVEYANCES; CONVEYANCE
OF FEDERALLY OWNED MINERALS
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1701 et seq; 43 USC 869 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2720; 43 CFR 2740
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will provide for the sale of the mineral estate
beneath lands patented under the recreation and Public Purposes Act to
the patent holder under the authority of section 209 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act.
Timetable:
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NPRM 05/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: Brenda Zenan, Realty Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 202 452-7787
RIN: 1004-AC21
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2190. FAA AIRPORT GRANTS AND AIRPORT LEASES
Legal Authority: 49 USC 2215
CFR Citation: 43 CFR subpart 2641
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will require that lands involved in an airport
grant or lease application be segregated from the operation of the
mining law upon publication in the Federal Register of a notice of
realty action, and that, if the application is approved, the lands
would remain segregated after issuance of patent or lease.
Timetable:
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NPRM 02/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Local
Agency Contact: Brenda Zenan, Realty Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington DC
20240, 202 452-7787
RIN: 1004-AC22
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2191. SEGREGATION AND OPENING OF LANDS
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1701 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR subpart 2091
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the regulations on segregation and
opening of public lands to conform them with regulations earlier
promulgated on land transfers under the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act, and with regulations on the sale of public lands presently under
review in the Department of the Interior.
Timetable:
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NPRM 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jim Paugh, Realty Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 2515 Warren
Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82003, 307 755-6306
RIN: 1004-AC23
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2192. TRAMROADS AND LOGGING ROAD
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1732; 43 USC 1733; 43 USC 1740; 43 USC 1761 to
1771; 43 USC 1181a and 1181b
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2810
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will amend the regulations implementing title V of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 with respect to
tramroads and logging roads over the Oregon and California Railroad
lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands. It will reflect current
administrative requirements, facilitate environmental protection, and
provide standards for recreational use.
Timetable:
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NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: John Styduhar, Realty Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, BLM Oregon State Office, P.O. Box
2965, 1300 N.E. 44th, Portland, OR 97208-2965, 503 280-7454
RIN: 1004-AC24
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2193. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION
Legal Authority: 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 1701 et
seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3150
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the oil and gas geophysical exploration
regulations to include a nonrefundable processing fee of $500 for
notices of intent to conduct geophysical exploration and also include a
fee for conducting geophysical surveys.
Timetable:
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NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AC25
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2194. WAIVER, SUSPENSION, OR REDUCTION OF RENTAL, ROYALTY, OR
MINIMUM ROYALTY
Legal Authority: 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 1701 et
seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3103.4-1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will encourage the continuing operation of wells
that produce heavy oil by providing a system by which the operators of
such wells may qualify for a royalty rate reduction.
Timetable:
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NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AC26
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2195. COALBED METHANE DEVELOPMENT
Legal Authority: 42 USC 13368
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3170
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 24, 1995.
Abstract: The rule will implement section 1339 of the Energy Policy Act
of 1992. It will prevent conflicts in ownership of coalbed methane from
impeding development of that resource by requiring pooling of
development and payment of the proceeds into an escrow account until
the ownership issue is resolved by a State entity of competent
Jurisdiction. The rule will also allow States to avoid the Federal
regulations by promulgating their own regulations that substantially
comply with Federal requirements.
Timetable:
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NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: David R. Stewart, Assistant Deputy State Director for
Mineral Resources, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, BLM Eastern States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, VA
22153, 703 440-1728
RIN: 1004-AC27
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2196. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND
CONTRACTS FOR OIL AND GAS INSPECTIONS: GENERAL
Legal Authority: 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 1701 et
seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3190
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will increase the Federal funding of cooperative
agreements with Indian tribes and State governments for oil and gas
inspection and enforcement from 50 percent to 100 percent.
Timetable:
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NPRM 02/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 184 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AC28
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2197. GRAZING ADMINISTRATION; EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA; GENERAL
Legal Authority: 43 USC 315; 43 USC 1701 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4130.7-2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will provide criteria for the implementation of
regulations allowing an incentive discount for those taking appropriate
conservation measures under a grazing permit or lease.
Timetable:
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NPRM 02/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: George Ramey, Range Conservationist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 202 452-7740
RIN: 1004-AC29
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2198. LAW ENFORCEMENT--CRIMINAL
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1701 et seq; 16 USC 668(a); 16 USC 670; 16 USC
707; 16 USC 1538(a); 16 USC 1540; 16 USC 3370(d)
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 9260
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will update and combine into one subpart the law
enforcement regulations of several different programs of the Bureau of
Land Management.
Timetable:
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NPRM 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dennis McLane, Chief Ranger, Division of Law
Enforcement and Resource, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, 3905 Vista Avenue, Bosie, ID 83705, 208 334-1260
RIN: 1004-AC30
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2199. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ORDER NO. 9, WASTE PREVENTION AND USE
OF PRODUCED OIL AND GAS FOR BENEFICIAL PURPOSES
Legal Authority: 30 USC 189; 30 USC 359; 30 USC 301; 25 USC 396 to 399
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3160
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will promulgate Order No. 9 to set forth the
requirements necessary to prevent the waste of produced oil and gas and
to promote the conservation thereof for sale or use for beneficial
purposes.
Timetable:
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NPRM 11/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AC31
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2200. PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGETING
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1711; 43 USC 1712
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1600
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will incorporate ecosystem management in the
resource management planning process of the Bureau of Land Management,
and streamline the planning process while enhancing public
participation.
Timetable:
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NPRM 11/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Gene Kolkman, Project Manager, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 202 208-4844
RIN: 1004-AC32
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2201. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ORDER NO. 8, WELL WORKOVERS,
COMPLETIONS, AND ABANDONMENTS
Legal Authority: 30 USC 189; 30 USC 359; 30 USC 301; 25 USC 396
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3160
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish Order No. 8 to set forth the minimum
performance standards when conducting completion, workover, or
abandonment operations on oil and gas wells on Federal and Indian
(except Osage) lands.
Timetable:
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NPRM 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AC33
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2202. GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES OPERATIONS
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1001 to 1027
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3200; 43 CFR 3260; 43 CFR 3270
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations on geothermal leasing
and operations conducted on Federal lands. The changes are designed to
remove burdensome and cumbersome provisions and simplify the
regulations.
Timetable:
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NPRM 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AC34
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2203. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ORDER NO. 1, APPROVAL OF OPERATIONS
Legal Authority: 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 301 to
306; 25 USC 396 to 399; 43 USC 1457; 40 USC 471 et seq; 42 USC 4321; 42
USC 6508; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 25 USC 2102 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3160
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend Order No. 1 for consistency with law,
regulations, policies, procedures, and Secretarial Order No. 3158, all
of which occurred since 1983. The rule will specify the requirements
for the approval of all proposed exploratory, development, and service
wells, and certain subsequent well operations.
Timetable:
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NPRM 02/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AC35
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2204. FIRE MANAGEMENT
Legal Authority: 43 USC 315a et seq; 43 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 9210
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will allow emergency fire rehabilitation project
decisions to be made effective immediately pending administrative
appeal to minimize unnecessary delay in repairing fire damage and
avoiding erosion and other adverse impacts on Bureau of Land Management
administered land resulting from fire.
Timetable:
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NPRM 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: Dr. Robert Clark, State Fire Management Officer
(Idaho), Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 3380
Americana Terrace, Boise, Idaho 83706-2544, 208 384-3091
RIN: 1004-AC36
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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2205. MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY AUTHORIZED BY R.S. 2477
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1732; 43 USC 1761 to 1771
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2800
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the rights-of-way regulations for
rights-of-ways issued under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
to provide for dealing with valid existing rights under R.S. 2477. The
rule will include definitions for ``construction'', ``highways'', and
``public lands not reserved for public purposes''. The rule will
address roles and relationships between Federal and State law regarding
rights-of-way. The rule will be accompanied by an advance notice of
proposed rulemaking stating that BLM, FWS, and NPS are considering
proposing a rule dealing with management of R.S. 2477 rights-of-way
once they have been determined valid.
Timetable:
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NPRM 08/01/94 59 FR 39216
NPRM Comment Period End 09/30/94 59 FR 39216
Final Action 04/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: Ron Montagna, Realty Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street, NW (260),
Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-7780
RIN: 1004-AB00
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2206. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS; SPECIAL PROVISIONS; ONSHORE OIL AND
GAS ORDER NO. 5--MEASUREMENT OF GAS
Legal Authority: 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 301 to
306; 25 USC 396 to 399; 43 USC 1457; 40 USC 471 et seq; 42 USC 4321; 42
USC 6508; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 25 USC 2102
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3164.1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 5 on
Measurement of Gas to provide clarifications of recordkeeping and
orifice meter standards, and to provide for approval by the
jurisdictional Bureau of Land Management State Office of gas
measurement by electronic flow computers, using an orifice, that
calculate volume using equations specified by the American Gas
Association Committee Report No.3.
Timetable:
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NPRM 01/06/94 59 FR 718
NPRM Comment Period End Extended04/18/94 59 FR 12570
NPRM Comment Period End 07/08/94 59 FR 29407
Final Action 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AB22
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2207. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MINERALS RESOURCES INFORMATION
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3000
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will remove conflicts between existing mineral
regulations relating to public availability of mineral resources
information and the Freedom of Information Act. The rule will also
remove discrepancies among the various mineral regulations regarding
public release of information.
Timetable:
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NPRM 05/31/91 56 FR 24767
NPRM Comment Period End 07/31/91 56 FR 24767
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dorothy Chambers, Management Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 202 452-5012
RIN: 1004-AB55
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2208. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS: ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ORDER NO. 4 --
MEASUREMENT OF OIL
Legal Authority: 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 301 to
306; 25 USC 471 et seq; 42 USC 4321; 42 USC 6508; 30 USC 1701 et seq;
25 USC 2102
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3160
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 4 on
Measurement of Oil to provide clarification of tank gauging sampling
procedures, thermometer standards, sales meter proving requirements,
oil removal documentation, and will make other minor editorial changes.
Timetable:
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NPRM 03/09/94 59 FR 11019
NPRM Comment Period End 05/09/94 59 FR 11019
Final Action 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340
RIN: 1004-AB80
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2209. PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND
BURROS
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1331 to 1340
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4700
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will clarify the status of foals born to wild
horses and burros after proper execution of a Private Maintenance and
Care Agreement.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/01/93 58 FR 51297
NPRM Comment Period End 11/30/93 58 FR 51297
Final Action 03/00/95
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Bruce Dawson, Acting Chief, National Wild Horses and
Burros Program, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520-0006, 702 785-6583
RIN: 1004-AB84
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2210. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERALLY OWNED MINERAL INTERESTS
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1719; 43 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2720
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will clarify terminology and required procedures
for the conveyance of mineral interests owned by the United States
where the surface is or will be in non-Federal ownership.
Timetable:
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NPRM 09/28/93 58 FR 50536
NPRM Comment Period End 11/29/93 58 FR 50536
Final Action 12/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Clyde Topping, Economist, Division of Minerals Policy
Analysis and Economic Evaluation, Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0380
RIN: 1004-AB86
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2211. GRAZING ADMINISTRATION EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 86 in Part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 1004-AB89
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2212. SALES OF FOREST PRODUCTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1181e; 30 USC 601 et seq; 43 USC 1701 et seq;
43 USC 1201; 18 USC 1851 to 1858
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 5460; 43 CFR 5510; 43 CFR 9230; 43 CFR 9260
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend current regulations to make them more
orderly and easier to follow, and add a list of prohibited acts to the
sections on forest product contracts and free use permits to provide
guidance for the administration of contracts and permits and a basis
for law enforcement.
Timetable:
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NPRM 09/13/93 58 FR 47847
NPRM Comment Period End 11/12/93 58 FR 47847
Final Action 10/00/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Bob Bierer, Forester, Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202
452-7757
RIN: 1004-AB97
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2213. ADMINISTRATION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1761 to 1771
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2803
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will establish a schedule for fair market rental for
communication use rights-of-way under the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act. The schedule will help reduce administrative costs
related to appraisals and protests and appeals.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/12/94 59 FR 35596
NPRM Comment Period End 09/12/94 59 FR 35596
Final Action 05/00/95
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: David Cavanaugh, Realty Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240, 202 452-7780
RIN: 1004-AC12
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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2214. PUBLIC LAW 167; ACT OF JULY 23, 1955
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3710
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Withdrawn No further action
planned on this rule pending
legislation. 10/01/94
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rick Deery, 202 452-0350
RIN: 1004-AB88
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2215. HOMESTEADING; DESIGNATION OF AREAS AND SITES; PROGRAMS AND
OBJECTIVES (ADMINISTRATIVE FINAL RULE)
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2510; 43 CFR 2070; 43 CFR 1720; 43 CFR 8350
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action 06/06/94 59 FR 29205
Final Action Effective 07/06/94 59 FR 29205
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jim Paugh, 307 775-6306
RIN: 1004-AB98
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2216. MINING CLAIM MAINTENANCE AND LOCATION FEES
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3833
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action 08/30/94 59 FR 44846
Final Action Effective 08/30/94
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Roger Haskins, 202 452-0350
RIN: 1004-AC17
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2217. EXECUTION AND FILING OF FORMS
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1821
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action 05/18/94 59 FR 25822
Final Action Effective 06/19/94 59 FR 25822
Small Entities Affected: None
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, 202 208-4256
RIN: 1004-AC18
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