# Semiannual Regulatory Agenda > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2010-30449 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Proposed Rule - **Published:** December 20, 2010 - **Citation:** 75 FR 79795 ## Text Part X Department of the Interior ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ###Semiannual Regulatory Agenda### [[Page 79796]] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary 25 CFR Ch. I 30 CFR Chs. II and VII 36 CFR Ch. I 43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II 48 CFR Ch. 14 50 CFR Chs. I and IV Semiannual Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled for review or development between fall 2010 and spring 2011. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda. ADDRESS: Unless otherwise indicated, all Agency Contacts are located at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You should direct all comments and inquiries about these rules to the appropriate Agency Contact. You should direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office of Executive Secretariat, Department of the Interior, at the address above or at 202-208-3181. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this publication, the Department satisfies the requirement of Executive Order 12866 that the Department publish an agenda of rules that we have issued or expect to issue and of currently effective rules that we have scheduled for review. Simultaneously, the Department meets the requirement of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to publish an agenda in April and October of each year identifying rules that will have significant economic effects on a substantial number of small entities. We have specifically identified in the agenda rules that will have such effects. This edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions includes The Regulatory Plan, which appears in both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of today's Federal Register. The Department's Statement of Regulatory Priorities is included in the plan. John A. Strylowski, Federal Register Liaison Officer. United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 390 National Wildlife Refuge System; Oil and Gas Regulations.............................. 1018-AX36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 391 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Regulations That Establish 1018-AX19 Exemptions for Certain Antelope Species............................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 392 Revised Requirements for Well Plugging and Platform Decommissioning................... 1010-AD61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) _______________________________________________________________________ 390. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM; OIL AND GAS REGULATIONS Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd-ee; 42 USC 7401 et seq; 16 USC 1131 to 1136; 40 CFR 51.300 to 51.309 Abstract: We propose regulations that ensure that all operators conducting oil or gas operations within a National Wildlife Refuge System unit do so in a manner as to prevent or minimize damage to National Wildlife Refuge System resources, visitor values, and management objectives. FWS does not intend these regulations to result in a taking of a property Interest, but rather to impose reasonable controls on operations that affect federally owned or controlled lands and/or waters. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Deb Rocque, Chief, Branch of Natural Resources and Conservation Planning, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and [[Page 79797]] Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2106 Email: [email protected] RIN: 1018-AX36 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Completed Actions United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) _______________________________________________________________________ 391. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REVISION OF REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN ANTELOPE SPECIES Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq Abstract: We are publishing a final rule to repeal section (h) from 50 CFR 17.21. This final rule is in response to a judicial decision that 50 CFR 17.21(h) was promulgated in contradiction to the Endangered Species Act. Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 08/12/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Timothy Jon Van Norman Phone: 703 358-2350 Fax: 703 358-2281 Email: [email protected] RIN: 1018-AX19 BILLING CODE 4310--55--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEM) _______________________________________________________________________ 392. REVISED REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL PLUGGING AND PLATFORM DECOMMISSIONING Legal Authority: 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1334 Abstract: This rule would establish timely submission requirements for decommissioning and abandonment plans, and establish deadlines for decommissioning permits. The rule would also implement timeframes and clarify requirements for plugging and abandonment of idle wells and decommissioning idle facilities. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/11 NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: William Hauser, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1613 Fax: 703 787-1546 Email: [email protected] RIN: 1010-AD61 [FR Doc. 2010-30449 Filed 12-17-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-S --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2010-30449. Public record. Not legal advice.