[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 21815-21817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8937]
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Part IX
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 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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Number Number
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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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