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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 

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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withdrawn rules that were placed on 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 


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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 


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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 selfsustaining 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. 


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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 

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