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• State of Louisiana Coastal 

Protection and Restoration Authority, 

Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office, 

Department of Environmental Quality, 

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, 

and Department of Natural Resources; 

• State of Mississippi Department of 

Environmental Quality; 

• State of Alabama Department of 

Conservation and Natural Resources and 

Geological Survey of Alabama; 

• State of Florida Department of 

Environmental Protection and Fish and 

Wildlife Conservation Commission; and 

• State of Texas: Texas Parks and 

Wildlife Department, Texas General 

Land Office, and Texas Commission on 

Environmental Quality. 

On April 4, 2016, the United States 

District Court for the Eastern District of 

Louisiana entered a Consent Decree 

resolving civil claims by the Trustees 

against BP arising from the DWH oil 

spill: United States v. BPXP et al., Civ. 

No. 10–4536, centralized in MDL 2179, 

In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig 

‘‘Deepwater Horizon’’ in the Gulf of 

Mexico, on April 20, 2010 (E.D. La.) 

(http://www.justice.gov/enrd/deepwaterhorizon). Pursuant to the Consent 

Decree, restoration projects in the 

Mississippi Restoration Area are chosen 

and managed by the MS TIG. The MS 

TIG is composed of the following 

Trustees: State of Mississippi 

Department of Environmental Quality, 

DOI, NOAA, EPA, and USDA. 

Background 

On October 30, 2020, the MS TIG 

posted a public notice at http://

www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov 

requesting new or revised natural 

resource restoration project ideas by 

November 30, 2020, for the Mississippi 

Restoration Area. The notice stated that 

the MS TIG was seeking project ideas 

for the following restoration types: (1) 

Habitat Projects on Federally Managed 

Lands; (2) Sea Turtles; (3) Marine 

Mammals; (4) Birds; and (5) Provide and 

Enhance Recreational Opportunities. On 

June 11, 2021, the MS TIG announced 

that it had initiated drafting of the RP3/ 

EA and that it would include a 

reasonable range of restoration 

alternatives (projects) for the five 

restoration types. 

The MS TIG released the Draft RP3/ 

EA on December 7, 2021, and its notice 

of availability was published in the 

Federal Register on December 7, 2021 

(86 FR 69287). In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and the OPA NRDA regulations, 

the MS TIG analyzed a reasonable range 

of alternatives that would meet the 

Trustees’ goals to restore and conserve 

habitat, replenish and protect living 

coastal and marine resources, and 

provide and enhance recreational 

opportunities, and identified the 

alternatives that the MS TIG preferred 

for implementation. The public review 

and comment period ran from the date 

of notice of publication in the Federal 

Register through January 26, 2022. To 

facilitate public review and comment, 

the MS TIG held a public webinar on 

January 11, 2022. Before finalizing the 

document, the MS TIG considered all 

public comments received during the 

webinar, through direct submittals to its 

online public comment portal, and by 

USPS. A summary of comments and the 

MS TIG’s responses to those comments 

are provided in Chapter 6 of the Final 

RP3/EA. 

Overview of the MS TIG Final RP3/EA 

The Final RP3/EA provides the MS 

TIG’s analysis of a reasonable range of 

alternatives, consisting of twelve 

alternatives, and a no action alternative 

for each restoration type in the plan. 

The MS TIG’s seven preferred 

alternatives were ultimately selected for 

implementation and are presented in 

the following table under the restoration 

type from which funds would be 

allocated in accordance with the DWH 

Consent Decree. The approximate cost 

for the seven selected projects is 

$19,000,000. 

Restoration Type: Habitat Projects on 

Federally Managed Lands 

Improve Native Habitats by Removing 

Marine Debris from Mississippi 

Barrier Islands 

Restoration Type: Sea Turtles 

Maintaining Enhanced Sea Turtle 

Stranding Network Capacity and 

Diagnostic Capabilities (3 Years) 

Restoration Type: Marine Mammals 

Maintaining Enhanced Marine 

Mammal Stranding Network 

Capacity and Diagnostic 

Capabilities 

Reduction of Marine Mammal Fishery 

Interactions through Trawl 

Technique and Component Material 

Improvements 

Restoration Type: Birds 

Bird Stewardship and Enhanced 

Monitoring in Mississippi 

Restoration Type: Provide and Enhance 

Recreational Opportunities 

Clower Thornton Nature Park Trail 

Improvement 

Environmental Education and 

Stewardship at Walter Anderson 

Museum of Art 

Administrative Record 

The documents comprising the 

Administrative Record for the Final 

RP3/EA can be viewed electronically at 

https://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/ 

adminrecord. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the Oil 

Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et 

seq.), its implementing NRDA 

regulations found at 15 CFR part 990, 

and the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

its implementing regulations found at 

40 CFR 1500–1508. 

Mary Josie Blanchard, 

Department of the Interior, Director of Gulf 

of Mexico Restoration. 

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Strengthening Public Trust in the 

Department of the Interior Law 

Enforcement Programs 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of listening sessions and 

request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: In an effort to identify 

opportunities for improvement in law 

enforcement programs of the 

Department of the Interior (DOI) 

(National Park Service, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land 

Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

and Bureau of Reclamation) and to 

strengthen public trust in the 

Department’s law enforcement practices 

and policies, the DOI is hosting twelve 

(12) listening sessions open to the 

public. DOI seeks to engage with diverse 

stakeholders who interact with, are 

impacted by, or have experience with 

DOI Law Enforcement Officers to 

strengthen public relations and inform 

DOI law enforcement programs. 

Transparency, building public trust and 

ensuring accountability are key tenets 

that support equitable law enforcement 

experiences across diverse geographic 

and demographic populations. The 

public can submit comments through 

this Federal Register Notice which will 

inform themes and recommendations 

for the Department. 

DATES: The Department of the Interior 

will hold twelve (12) virtual listening 

sessions on the following dates: 

• Monday, June 13, 2022, from 6:00 

p.m.–8:00 p.m. EDT 

• Wednesday, June 15, 2022, from 9:00 

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• Tuesday, June 21, 2022, from 3:00 

p.m.–5:00 p.m. EDT 

• Thursday, June 23, 2022, from 12:00 

p.m.–2:00 p.m. EDT 

• Saturday, June 25, 2022, from 2:00 

p.m.–4:00 p.m. EDT 

• Monday, June 27, 2022, from 8:00 

p.m.–10:00 p.m. EDT 

• Tuesday, June 28, 2022, from 5:00 

p.m.–7:00 p.m. EDT 

• Thursday, June 30, 2022, from 7:00 

p.m.–9:00 p.m. EDT 

• Wednesday, July 6, 2022, from 12:00 

p.m.–2:00 p.m. EDT 

• Wednesday, July 13, 2022, from 10:00 

p.m.–12:00 a.m. EDT 

• Thursday, July 14, 2022, from 7:00 

p.m.–9:00 p.m. EDT 

• Saturday, July 16, 2022, from 2:00 

p.m.–4:00 p.m. EDT 

Interested persons are also invited to 

submit comments in writing or online 

on or before August 2, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. You may 

submit comments online at https://

www.regulations.gov/ by entering ‘‘DOI– 

2022–0008’’ in the search bar and 

clicking ‘‘Search’’ or by mail to U.S. 

Department of the Interior, LE Task 

Force, 1849 C Street NW, MS 3428, 

Washington, DC 20240. You may 

respond to some, or all of the questions 

listed in the ‘‘Supplementary 

Information—Questions’’ section of this 

document. All public comments 

received are subject to the Freedom of 

Information Act and will be posted in 

their entirety at https://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal or business confidential 

information provided. Do not include 

any information you would not like to 

be made publicly available. 

If you plan to attend one of the virtual 

listening sessions and need assistance in 

a language other than English or if you 

are a person with disabilities who needs 

a reasonable accommodation, please 

contact doilawenforcement@

kearnswest.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Branum, DOI_LE_Taskforce_External@

ios.doi.gov, (703–239–7126). 

Additionally, you can visit the DOI Law 

Enforcement Task Force website at: 

https://www.doi.gov/oles/doi-lawenforcement-task-force. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 7, 2021, Secretary Deb 

Haaland announced the establishment 

of a new departmental law enforcement 

task force to implement the highest 

standards for protecting the public and 

provide necessary policy guidance, 

resources, and training to agency 

personnel within the DOI. Led by 

Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy 

Beaudreau, the Task Force is 

responsible for implementing the 

Secretary’s vision of utilizing an equity 

lens and evidence-based decision 

making to review and identify 

opportunities for improvement in law 

enforcement programs of the National 

Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Bureau of Land Management, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of 

Reclamation. The Task Force will focus 

on ways to (1) strengthen trust in our 

law enforcement programs; (2) ensure 

appropriate policy and oversight is 

implemented; and (3) ensure supportive 

resources are available for officer mental 

health, wellness, and safety. 

A working group of subject matter 

experts, representatives of Bureaus with 

law enforcement programs, Bureau of 

Reclamation, and the DOI’s Office of 

Law Enforcement and Security 

identified both internal and external key 

stakeholders that will inform this 

process. External stakeholders will 

include members of the public, visitors, 

advocacy groups, cooperating state and 

local organizations, neighbors and 

community members, and members of 

Tribes. With the goal of providing 

recommendations to improve the law 

enforcement programs within the DOI, 

the working group seeks input from 

these key stakeholders on DOI law 

enforcement services and areas for 

possible improvement. 

DOI is conducting twelve (12) virtual 

listening sessions and inviting public 

comments to obtain stakeholder input 

on public perception of DOI law 

enforcement and understand how the 

DOI can best develop and maintain 

public trust, transparency, and 

legitimacy with its stakeholders. 

Questions for Discussion 

Polling Questions 

• Location: Where are you 

participating from? 

• Affiliation: What organization, 

tribe/nation, or association are you 

affiliated with? 

Discussion Questions 

• What are your perceptions of DOI 

law enforcement? What experiences or 

interactions have you had with them? 

• How can the Interior best develop 

and maintain public trust, transparency, 

and legitimacy in the communities DOI 

law enforcement works in or serves? 

• Is your perception of DOI law 

enforcement positive or negative? 

Which practices does DOI law 

enforcement engage in that inform your 

feelings about them? 

• What recommendations or 

suggestions would you like to see 

adopted by DOI law enforcement (i.e., 

policies and practices, measures to 

increase diversity in officers to reflect 

the community, etc.)? 

Comments received in response to 

this notice, from listening sessions and 

in writing, will be evaluated and, as 

appropriate, incorporated into DOI’s 

effort to improve public trust in law 

enforcement. 

Registration Information 

Advanced registration for individuals 

and groups is strongly encouraged. For 

additional information about the 

listening sessions and to register for a 

listening session, please visit the DOI 

Law Enforcement Task Force website at: 

https://www.doi.gov/oles/doi-lawenforcement-task-force. Details for the 

sessions will be posted to the website. 

Individuals in the United States who 

are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability may dial 711 

(TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

This action is taken pursuant to 

delegated authority. 

Joan M. Mooney, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, 

Management and Budget. 

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Requirement for States To Apply for 

Orphaned Well Site Plugging, 

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Consideration 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Office of the Secretary, Office of 

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