Interior Department, Land Management Bureau
On November 18, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published in the Federal Register a final rule entitled, "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (2016 final rule). The BLM is now proposing to temporarily suspend or delay certain requirements contained in the 2016 final rule until January 17, 2019. The BLM is currently reviewing the 2016 final rule and wants to avoid imposing temporary or permanent compliance costs on operators for requirements that may be rescinded or significantly revised in the near future.
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 Parts 3160 and 3170 [17X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000] RIN 1004-AE54 AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: On November 18, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published in the Federal Register a final rule entitled, “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation” (2016 final rule). The BLM is now proposing to temporarily suspend or delay certain requirements contained in the 2016 final rule until January 17, 2019. The BLM is currently reviewing the 2016 final rule and wants to avoid imposing temporary or permanent compliance costs on operators for requirements that may be rescinded or significantly revised in the near future. DATES: Send your comments on this proposed rule to the BLM on or before November 6, 2017. As explained later, the BLM is also requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend the control number (1004-0211) for the 24 information collection activities that would continue in this proposed rule. If you wish to comment on this request, please note that such comments should be sent directly to the OMB, and that the OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information contained in this proposed rule between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register . Therefore, a comment to the OMB on the proposed information collection revisions is best assured …
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
Agency Information Collection Activities; Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production
Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Postponement of Certain Compliance Dates
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Correction
Citation: 82 FR 46458
