2024-16458: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

E. Michael Abler,

Deputy Director, Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Final Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 134....................... Outer Continental Shelf 1014-AA57 Civil Penalties, Surety Bond Requirements When Filing an Appeal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 135....................... Revisions to 1014-AA53 Decommissioning Requirements on the OCS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 136....................... Importation, Exportation 1018-BF16 and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to the Regulations. 137....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BH65 2025-26 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 138....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BG63 2024-25 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Park Service--Completed Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 139....................... Commercial Visitor 1024-AE57 Services; Concession Contracts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 66833]] Bureau of Ocean Energy Management--Completed Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 140....................... Risk Management and 1010-AE14 Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Final Rule Stage 134. Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties, Surety Bond Requirements When Filing an Appeal [1014-AA57] Legal Authority: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a Abstract: This proposed rulemaking would clarify BSEE's existing regulatory authority under 30 CFR 250.1409, which establishes criteria that must be met before a party may proceed with an appeal of a civil penalty pursuant to 30 CFR part 290. Before filing an appeal to the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA), an operator must either submit a surety bond to BSEE's sister agency, BOEM, in the amount of the penalty, or notify BOEM that they want their lease bond to be used as the bond for the penalty amount. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 12/13/23 88 FR 86285 NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/12/24 Final Action........................ 07/00/24 Final Action Effective.............. 08/00/24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: [email protected]. RIN: 1014-AA57 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Long-Term Actions 135. Revisions to Decommissioning Requirements on the OCS [1014-AA53] Legal Authority: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a Abstract: This proposed rule would address issues relating to (1) idle iron by adding a definition of this term to clarify that it applies to idle wells and structures on active leases; (2) abandonment in place of subsea infrastructure by adding regulations addressing when BSEE may approve decommissioning-in-place instead of removal of certain subsea equipment; and (3) other operational considerations. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 06/00/25 NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/00/25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: [email protected]. RIN: 1014-AA53 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Proposed Rule Stage 136. Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to the Regulations [1018-BF16] Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 33 8(d)-(f); 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. 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: This proposed rule would revise FWS's regulations governing the importation and exportation of wildlife. In this rulemaking, FWS would review all sections of 50 CFR part 14 and provide necessary revisions. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 12/00/24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. 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: [email protected]. RIN: 1018-BF16 137. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2025-26 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations [1018-BH65] Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j Abstract: This rulemaking action would establish annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds. FWS 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 and Tribes may select season dates, bag limits, and other regulatory options for their hunting seasons. Migratory bird management is a cooperative effort of Federal, State, and Tribal governments. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 09/00/24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Division 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: [email protected]. RIN: 1018-BH65 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Final Rule Stage 138. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2024-25 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations [1018-BG63] Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j Abstract: This rulemaking action would establish annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game [[Page 66834]] birds. FWS 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 and Tribes may select season dates, bag limits, and other regulatory options for their hunting seasons. Migratory bird management is a cooperative effort of Federal, State, and Tribal governments. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 02/08/24 89 FR 8631 NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/11/24 Proposed Frameworks................. 05/13/24 89 FR 41522 Proposed Frameworks; Comment Period 06/12/24 End. Final Frameworks.................... 08/00/24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Division 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: [email protected]. RIN: 1018-BG63 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS) Completed Actions 139. Commercial Visitor Services; Concession Contracts [1024-AE57] Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 101926 Abstract: This final rule revises regulations that govern the solicitation, award, and administration of concessions contracts to provide commercial visitor services at National Park System units under the authority granted to the Secretary of the Interior by the Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 and the National Park Service Centennial Act. The revisions reduce administrative burdens and expand opportunities for sustainable, high quality, and contemporary concessioner-provided visitor services in park areas. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 07/20/20 85 FR 43775 NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/18/20 Final Rule.......................... 12/29/23 88 FR 90098 Final Rule Effective................ 01/29/24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Kurt M. Rausch, Chief, Contract Management, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 513-7207, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 1024-AE57 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Completed Actions 140. Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations [1010-AE14] Legal Authority: OCSLA-43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. Abstract: This final rule modifies the evaluation criteria for determining whether oil, gas and sulfur lessees, right-of-use and easement grant holders, and pipeline right-of-way grant holders may be required to provide bonds or other financial assurance, above the regulatorily prescribed amounts for base bonds, to ensure compliance with their Outer Continental Shelf obligations. BOEM held a Government-to-Government consultation with an Indian Tribal Nation during the development of the NPRM and the final rule. BOEM received a range of comments on the NPRM during the public comment period. This final rule addresses feedback received from public comment period and Tribal consultations. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 06/29/23 88 FR 42136 NPRM Comment Period Extension....... 08/25/23 88 FR 58173 NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/28/23 NPRM Comment Period Extension End... 09/07/23 Final Rule.......................... 04/24/24 89 FR 31544 Final Rule Technical Correction..... 05/31/24 89 FR 47080 Final Rule Effective................ 06/29/24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Kelley Spence, Program Analyst, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 948 298-7345, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 1010-AE14 [FR Doc. 2024-16458 Filed 8-15-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4334-63-P