Natural Resource Damages for Hazardous Substances

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 Office of the Secretary 43 CFR Part 11 [Docket No. DOI-2022-0016; 4500176944] RIN 1090-AB26 AGENCY: Office of Restoration and Damage Assessment, Interior. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for public comment. SUMMARY: The Office of Restoration and Damage Assessment is seeking comments and suggestions from State, Tribal, and Federal natural resource co-trustees, other affected parties, and the interested public on revising the simplified Type A procedures in the regulations for conducting natural resource damage assessment and restoration for hazardous substance releases. DATES: We will accept comments through March 5, 2024. Information Collection Requirements: If you wish to comment on the information collection requirements in this proposed rule, please note that the Office of Management and Budget (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 proposed rule in the Federal Register . Therefore, comments should be submitted to the Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior (see “Information Collection Requirements” section below under ADDRESSES ) by March 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to Office of Restoration and Damage Assessment (ORDA) on this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for public comment by any of the following methods. Please reference…