Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf- Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf

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 Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 30 CFR Part 250 30 CFR Part 550 [Docket ID BSEE-2019-0008, EEEE500000, 21XE1700DX, EX1SF0000.EAQ000] RIN 1082-AA01 AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Department of the Interior. ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), acting through BSEE and BOEM, hereby withdraws in its entirety the proposed rule published on December 9, 2020, entitled “Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.” DATES: As of the date of signature, June 23, 2021, the proposed rule published on December 9, 2020, at 85 FR 79266 is withdrawn. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on any BSEE issues, contact Kirk Malstrom, BSEE, at kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov or at (703) 787-1751. For questions on any BOEM issues, contact Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, BOEM, Chief, Office of Policy, Regulation, and Analysis, at Deanna.Meyer-Pietruszka@boem.gov or by mail to 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 22040 or by calling (202) 208-6352. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 15, 2016, BSEE and BOEM promulgated a narrowly focused rule (see 2016 Arctic Exploratory Drilling Rule at 81 FR 46478 ) revising the regulations applicable to exploratory drilling operations conducted during the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) open-wate…