Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

Part IX

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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 Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled

for review or development between spring 2010 and fall 2010. The

Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require

publication of the agenda.

ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, all Agency contacts are located

at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC

20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You should direct all comments and

inquiries regarding a particular rule to the agency contact listed in

the entry for that rule. 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 202-208-3071.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this publication, the Department

satisfies the requirement of Executive Order 12866 that the Department

publish an agenda of rules that we have issued or expect to issue and

of currently effective rules that we have scheduled for review.

Simultaneously, the Department meets the requirement of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to publish an

agenda in April and October of each year identifying rules that

will have significant economic effects on a substantial number of

small entities. We have specifically identified in the agenda rules

that will have these effects.

Dated: March 18, 2010.

John A. Strylowski,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage

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Regulation

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200 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Regulations That Establish 1018-AX19

Exemptions for Certain Antelope Species...............................................

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Minerals Management Service--Proposed Rule Stage

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Regulation

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201 Revised Requirements for Well Plugging and Platform Decommissioning................... 1010-AD61

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Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

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200. 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.

Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite

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Final Action 04/00/10

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: Timothy Jon Van Norman, Chief, Branch of Permits,

Division of Management Authority, International Affairs, Department of

the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203

Phone: 703 358-2350

Fax: 703 358-2281

Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AX19

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Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage

Minerals Management Service (MMS)

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201. 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:

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Action Date FR Cite

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NPRM 12/00/10

NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/11

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: William Hauser, Department of the Interior, Minerals

Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170

Phone: 703 787-1613

Fax: 703 787-1546

Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AD61

[FR Doc. 2010-8937 Filed 04-23-10; 8:45 am]

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