Interior Department, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to streamline its decision-making process for authorizing the construction and operation of qualifying oil and gas production sites and their associated rights-of-way (ROWs) in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (the Petroleum Reserve or NPR-A). This proposed rule would establish pre-defined criteria for defined and repeatable common activities with similar environmental effects that, when met by an applicant, would result in a streamlined permitting process for qualifying production sites.
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 3130 [Docket No. BLM-2026-0133; A2407-014-004-065516, #O2509-014-004-125222; LLAK910000 L13100000.PP0000] RIN 1004-AF57 ( printed page 57091) AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to streamline its decision-making process for authorizing the construction and operation of qualifying oil and gas production sites and their associated rights-of-way (ROWs) in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (the Petroleum Reserve or NPR-A). This proposed rule would establish pre-defined criteria for defined and repeatable common activities with similar environmental effects that, when met by an applicant, would result in a streamlined permitting process for qualifying production sites. DATES: Send your comments on this proposed rule to the BLM on or before November 9, 2026. The BLM is not obligated to consider any comments received after this date in making its decision on the final rule. Information Collection Requirements: This proposed rule includes a new information-collection requirement that must be approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). If you wish to comment on the proposed new information-collection requirement, please note that those comments should be sent directly to the OMB. The OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information contained in this proposed rule between 30 and 60 days af…
Citation: 91 FR 57091
