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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. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides the 

semiannual agenda of rules scheduled 

for review or development between fall 

2011 and spring 2012. 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, 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—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

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

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

391 .................... Injurious Wildlife Evaluation; Constrictor Species From Python, Boa, and Eunectes Genera ....................... 1018–AV68 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

392 .................... Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights ..................................................................................................................... 1024–AD78 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

393 .................... Special Regulation, Winter Use, Yellowstone National Park .......................................................................... 1024–AD92 

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

394 .................... 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. 

395 .................... Stream Protection Rule .................................................................................................................................... 1029–AC63 


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

390. 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 

NPRM .................. 07/00/12 

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 

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: 703 

358–2106, Email: deb_rocque@fws.gov. 

Paul Steblein, Refuge Program 

Specialist, Department of the Interior, 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 670, 

Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: 703 358– 

2678, Fax: 703 358–1929, Email: 

paul_steblein@fws.gov. 

RIN: 1018–AX36 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) 

Final Rule Stage 

391. Injurious Wildlife Evaluation; 

Constrictor Species From Python, Boa, 

and Eunectes Genera 

Legal Authority: 18 U.S.C. 42 

Abstract: We have made a final 

determination to list nine species of 

large constrictor snakes as injurious 

wildlife under the Lacey Act: Indian 

python (including Burmese python), 

reticulated python, Northern African 

python, Southern African python, boa 

constrictor, yellow anaconda, 

DeSchauensee’s anaconda, green 

anaconda, and Beni anaconda. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

ANPRM ............... 01/31/08 73 FR 5784 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

04/30/08 

NPRM .................. 03/12/10 75 FR 11808 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

05/11/10 

NPRM Comment 

Period Reopened.

07/01/10 75 FR 38069 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

08/02/10 

Final Action ......... 12/00/11 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Art Roybal, Senior 

Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Department 

of the Interior, United States Fish and 

Wildlife Service, South Florida 

Ecological Services Field Office, 1339 

20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960, 

Phone: 772 562–3909, Email: 

art_roybal@fws.gov. 

Susan Jewell, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, Department of the Interior, 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

4401 North Fairfax Drive, MS 770, 

Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: 703 358– 

2416, Fax: 703 358–2044, Email: 

susan_jewell@fws.gov. 

RIN: 1018–AV68 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 

National Park Service (NPS) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

392. Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights 

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

U.S.C. 1901 et seq. 

Abstract: This rule would 

accommodate new technology and 

industry practices, eliminate regulatory 

exemptions, update requirements, 

remove caps on bond amounts, and 

allow NPS to recover administrative 

costs. The changes make the regulations 

more effective and efficient and 

maintain the highest level of protection 

compatible with park resources and 

values. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

ANPRM ............... 11/25/09 74 FR 61596 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

01/25/10 

NPRM .................. 05/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Ed Kassman, 

Regulatory Specialist, Department of the 

Interior, National Park Service, 12795 

West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CA 

80225, Phone: 303 969–2146, Email: 

edward_kassman@nps.gov. 

RIN: 1024–AD78 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 

National Park Service (NPS) 

Final Rule Stage 

393. Special Regulation, Winter Use, 

Yellowstone National Park 

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

3; 16 U.S.C. 9a; 16 U.S.C. 462(k) 

Abstract: The 2009 interim rule 

allows for managed snowmobile and 

snow coach use, with restrictions on 

their use and numbers, through the 

2010–2011 winter season. In the 

absence of a new rule, oversnow 

vehicles would not be allowed in 

Yellowstone beginning in the 2011– 

2012 season. The proposed rule 

incorporates the preferred alternative 

from the draft environmental impact 

statement. To prepare for 

implementation of the new winter use 

plan and to manage winter use during 

the 2011–2012 winter season, we will 

publish an interim rule by midDecember 2011. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 07/05/11 76 FR 39048 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

09/06/11 

Interim Final Rule 12/00/11 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: A J North, Regulatory 

Specialist, Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, 1849 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 

202 208–5268, Email: aj_north@nps.gov. 

RIN: 1024–AD92 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

394. 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 


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would also implement timeframes and 

clarify requirements for plugging and 

abandonment of idle wells and 

decommissioning idle facilities. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 06/00/12 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

08/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Amy White, 

Department of the Interior, 381 Elden 

Street, Herndon, VA 20170, Phone: 703 

787–1665, Fax: 703 787–1555, Email: 

amy.white@boemre.gov. 

RIN: 1010–AD61 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSMRE) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

395. 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 .................. 04/00/12 

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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