1594 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 5 / Tuesday, January 8, 2013 / Unified Agenda 

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 

2012 and spring 2013. 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 about these rules to the 

appropriate agency contact. You should 

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 202–208–3181. 

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 the 

Federal Register that includes the 

Unified Agenda. The Department’s 

Statement of Regulatory Priorities is 

included in the Plan. 

Mark Lawyer, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—PRERULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

326 .................... National Wildlife Refuge System; Oil and Gas Regulations ............................................................................ 1018–AX36 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

327 .................... Winter Use—Yellowstone National Park ......................................................................................................... 1024–AE10 

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

328 .................... Revised Requirements for Well Plugging and Platform Decommissioning ..................................................... 1010–AD61 

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

329 .................... Stream Protection Rule .................................................................................................................................... 1029–AC63 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) 

Prerule Stage 

326. National Wildlife Refuge System; 

Oil and Gas Regulations 

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668dd–ee; 

42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 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 

ANPRM ............... 01/00/13 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Scott Covington, 

Refuge Energy Program Coordinator, 

Department of the Interior, United 

States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

National Wildlife Refuge System, 4401 

North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 

22203, Phone: 703 358–2427, Email: 

scott_covington@fws.gov. 

Paul Steblein, Refuge Program 

Specialist, Department of the Interior, 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Suite 670, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: 703 358– 

2678, Fax: 703 358–1929, Email: 

paul_steblein@fws.gov. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 

National Park Service (NPS) 

Final Rule Stage 

327. Winter Use—Yellowstone National 

Park 

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1; 16 U.S.C. 

3; 16 U.S.C. 9a 

Abstract: The park has managed 

winter use with an interim rule that 

only authorized snowmobile and 

snowcoach use through the end of the 

2011–2012 winter season. This new rule 

would extend the interim regulations for 

one more year in order to allow the 

National Park Service time to develop a 

long-term regulation. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Final Action ......... 12/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson, Chief 

Regulations and Special Park Uses, 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 208– 

4206, Email: russ_wilson@nps.gov. 

RIN: 1024–AE10 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM) 

Completed Actions 

328. Revised Requirements for Well 

Plugging and Platform 

Decommissioning 

Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 

U.S.C. 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. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Withdrawn ........... 10/18/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Amy White, Phone: 

703 787–1665, Fax: 703 787–1555, 

Email: amy.white@bsee.gov. 

RIN: 1010–AD61 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSMRE) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

329. Stream Protection Rule 

Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. 

Abstract: On August 12, 2009, the 

U.S. District Court for the District of 

Columbia denied the Government’s 

request that the court vacate and 

remand the Excess Spoil/Stream Buffer 

Zone rule published on December 12, 

2008. Therefore, the Department intends 

to initiate notice and comment 

rulemaking to address issues arising 

from previous rulemakings. The agency 

also intends to prepare a new 

environmental impact statement. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

ANPRM ............... 11/30/09 74 FR 62664 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

12/30/09 

NPRM .................. 04/00/13 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Dennis Rice, 

Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 

Interior, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20240, Phone: 202 208–2829, Email: 

drice@osmre.gov. 

RIN: 1029–AC63 

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