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This proposed rule would also incorporate guidance from several Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) and revise provisions related to drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning operations to enhance safety and environmental protection.","action":"Proposed rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement","name":"Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau","id":576,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/safety-and-environmental-enforcement-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/576","parent_id":253,"slug":"safety-and-environmental-enforcement-bureau"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2015/04/17/2015-08587.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":250,"title":30}],"citation":"80 FR 21504","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2015-06-16","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Submit comments by June 16, 2015. 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