Monday, 

December 20, 2010 

Part X 

Department of the 

Interior 

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda 


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79796 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 243 / Monday, December 20, 2010 / Unified Agenda 

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 

Sequence 

Number Title 

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number 

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

United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Completed Actions 

Sequence 

Number Title 

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number 

391 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Regulations That Establish Exemptions for Certain 

Antelope Species ......................................................................................................................................................... 1018–AX19 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement—Proposed Rule Stage 

Sequence 

Number Title 

Regulation 

Identifier 

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 


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DOI—FWS Proposed Rule Stage 

Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22203 

Phone: 703 358–2106 Email: deblrocque@fws.gov 

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: timlvannorman@fws.gov 

RIN: 1018–AX19 

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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: william.hauser@boemre.gov 

RIN: 1010–AD61 

[FR Doc. 2010–30449 Filed 12–17–10; 8:45 

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