# Semiannual Regulatory Agenda > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2021-14872 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Proposed Rule - **Published:** July 30, 2021 - **Citation:** 86 FR 41236 ## Text 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 [167D0102DM; DS6CS00000; DLSN00000.00000; DX6CS25] Semiannual Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of Department of the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development between Spring 2021 and Spring 2022. 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: Please direct all comments and inquiries about these rules to the appropriate agency contact. Please direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office of Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior, at the address above or at (202) 208-5257. 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. The complete Unified Agenda will be published at www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users enhanced ability to obtain information from the Agenda database. Agenda information is also available at www.regulations.gov, the government-wide website for submission of comments on proposed regulations. In some cases, the Department has withdrawn rules that were placed on previous agendas for which there has been no publication activity or for which a proposed or interim rule was published. There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from this agenda. Withdrawal of a rule does not necessarily mean that the Department will not proceed with the rulemaking. Withdrawal allows the Department to assess the action further and determine whether rulemaking is appropriate. Following such an assessment, the Department may determine that certain rules listed as withdrawn under this agenda are appropriate for promulgation. Bivan Patnaik, Deputy Director, Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement—Proposed Rule Stage Sequence No. Title Regulation Identifier No. 142 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions 1014-AA52 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement—Completed Actions Sequence No. Title Regulation Identifier No. 143 Update of Regulations on Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates 1014-AA50 Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management—Final Rule Stage Sequence No. Title Regulation Identifier No. 144 Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention 1082-AA02 Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management—Completed Actions Sequence No. Title Regulation Identifier No. 145 Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf 1082-AA01 United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Proposed Rule Stage Sequence No. Title Regulation Identifier No. 146 Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021-22 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations 1018-BE34 147 Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022-23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations 1018-BF07 148 Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023-24 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations 1018-BF64 United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Long-Term Actions Sequence No. Title Regulation Identifier No. 149 Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to the Regulations 1018-BF16 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management—Long-Term Actions Sequence No. Title Regulation Identifier No. 150 Air Quality Rule (Section 610 Review) 1010-AE09 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Proposed Rule Stage 142. • Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is revising existing regulations for well control and blowout preventer systems. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM 09/00/21 NPRM Comment Period End 11/00/21 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-1751, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov. RIN: 1014-AA52 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Completed Actions 143. Update of Regulations on Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(A); 43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(B) Abstract: BSEE reviewed its current regulations pertaining to royalty relief and is no longer considering the previously proposed modifications. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite Withdrawn 03/19/21 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-1751 Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov. RIN: 1014-AA50 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM) Final Rule Stage 144. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334(a) Abstract: This joint rulemaking, between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will revise policies for oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) concerning operator compliance with financial and performance obligations. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM 10/16/20 85 FR 65904 NPRM Comment Period End 12/15/20 Final Action 10/00/21 Final Action Effective 11/00/21 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Steven Mullen, Management Analyst, Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7321, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 213-6400, Email: steven_mullen@ios.doi.gov. RIN: 1082-AA02 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM) Completed Actions 145. Revisions to the Requirement for Exploratory Drilling on the Artic Outer Continental Shelf Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334(a); 33 U.S.C. 2701 ch. 40 Abstract: This joint rulemaking, between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is withdrawn. BSEE and BOEM reviewed the Arctic-specific regulations for exploratory drilling and are no longer considering the previously proposed modifications. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM 12/09/20 85 FR 79266 NPRM Comment Period End 02/08/21 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/10/21 86 FR 8878 NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 04/09/21 Withdrawn 04/13/21 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Steven Mullen, Management Analyst, Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7321, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 213-6400, Email: steven_mullen@ios.doi.gov. RIN: 1082-AA01 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Proposed Rule Stage 146. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021-22 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to establish annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2021-22 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, announces the Service Migratory Bird Regulations Committee and Flyway Council meetings, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2021-22 duck hunting seasons, and requests proposals from Indian Tribes that wish to establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations on Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM 10/09/20 85 FR 64097 NPRM Comment Period End 11/09/20 NPRM—Proposed Frameworks 02/22/21 86 FR 10622 NPRM Comment Period End 03/24/21 NPRM—Proposed Tribal Regulations 05/04/21 86 FR 23641 Final Action—Final Frameworks 05/00/21 NPRM Comment Period End 06/03/21 Final Action—Final Tribal Regulations 06/00/21 Final Action—Season Selections 06/00/21 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Jerome Ford, Assistant Director--Migratory Bird Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone: 703 358-1050, Email: jerome_ford@fws.gov. RIN: 1018-BE34 147. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022-23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to establish annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2022-23 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, announces the Service Migratory Bird Regulations Committee and Flyway Council meetings, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2022-23 duck hunting seasons, and requests proposals from Indian Tribes that wish to establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations on Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite Notice of Meeting 03/25/21 86 FR 15957 Meeting 04/06/21 NPRM 06/00/21 NPRM—Supplemental 07/00/21 NPRM—Proposed Frameworks 12/00/21 NPRM—Proposed Tribal Regulations 01/00/22 Final Action—Final Frameworks 02/00/22 Final Action—Final Tribal Regulations 04/00/22 Final Action—Season Selections 06/00/22 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Jerome Ford, Assistant Director--Migratory Bird Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone: 703 358-1050, Email: jerome_ford@fws.gov. RIN: 1018-BF07 148. • Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023-24 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j Abstract: This rule would establish annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service annually prescribes the frameworks, or outside limits, for season lengths, bag limits, and areas for migratory game bird hunting. After these frameworks are established, States may select season dates, bag limits, and other regulatory options for their hunting seasons. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM 06/00/21 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Branch of Conservation, Permits, and Regulations, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041, Phone: 703 358-2376, Fax: 703 358-2217, Email: eric_kershner@fws.gov. RIN: 1018-BF64 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Long-Term Actions 149. Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to the Regulations Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668; 16 U.S.C. 704; 16 U.S.C. 712; 16 U.S.C. 1382; 16 U.S.C. 1538(d)-(f),; 16 U.S.C. 1540(f); 16 U.S.C. 33 8(d)-(f); 16 U.S.C. 3371 to 3378; 16 U.S.C. 4223 to 4244; 16 U.S.C. 4901 to 4916; 18 U.S.C. 42; 31 U.S.C. 42; 31 U.S.C. 9701 Abstract: We propose to rewrite our regulations governing the importation and exportation of wildlife to make these regulations easier to understand. In addition, we propose to revise the inspection fees associated with the importation and exportation of wildlife and to update the list of species that qualify as domesticated species, for which U.S. Fish and Wildlife inspection and clearance is not required. The current inspection fees have been in effect since 2012. The establishment of these fees is consistent with the Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 and OMB Circular No. A-25, which provide that services provided by Federal agencies are to be self-sustaining to the extent possible and that fees assessed should be sufficient to recover the full cost to the Federal Government of providing the service and are based on market prices. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Edward Grace, Assistant Director, Office of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: LEO, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone: 703 358-1949, Fax: 703 358-1947, Email: edward_grace@fws.gov. RIN: 1018-BF16 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Long-Term Actions 150. • Air Quality Rule (Section 610 Review) Legal Authority: OCSLA sec. 5(a)(8) Abstract: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identified opportunities for clarifying air quality regulations. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, Chief, OPRA, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 208-6352, Email: deanna.meyer-pietruszka@boem.gov. RIN: 1010-AE09 [FR Doc. 2021-14872 Filed 7-29-21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4334-63-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2021-14872. Public record. Not legal advice.