Interior Department, Land Management Bureau
On November 18, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a final rule entitled, "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (the "Waste Prevention Rule" or "Rule"). Immediately after the Waste Prevention Rule was issued, petitions for judicial review of the Rule were filed by industry groups and States with significant BLM-managed Federal and Indian minerals. This litigation has been consolidated and is now pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. In light of the existence and potential consequences of the pending litigation, the BLM has concluded that justice requires it to postpone the compliance dates for certain sections of the Rule pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, pending judicial review.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management 43 CFR Part 3170 [17X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000] RIN 1004-AE14 AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notification; postponement of compliance dates. SUMMARY: On November 18, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a final rule entitled, “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation” (the “Waste Prevention Rule” or “Rule”). Immediately after the Waste Prevention Rule was issued, petitions for judicial review of the Rule were filed by industry groups and States with significant BLM-managed Federal and Indian minerals. This litigation has been consolidated and is now pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. In light of the existence and potential consequences of the pending litigation, the BLM has concluded that justice requires it to postpone the compliance dates for certain sections of the Rule pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, pending judicial review. DATES: June 15, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Spisak at the BLM Washington Office, 20 M Street SE., Room 2134 LM, Washington, DC 20003, or by telephone at 202-912-7311. For questions relating to regulatory process issues, contact Faith Bremner at 202-912-7441. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact these individuals during normal business ho…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production
Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Delay and Suspension of Certain Requirements
Agency Information Collection Activities; Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Correction
Citation: 82 FR 27430
