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National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program
This proposed regulation provides for the uniform administration of the National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program and survey authorized by section 7404 of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998. The Program will fund States to install or upgrade transient tie-up facilities for recreational boats 26 feet or more in length. This...
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Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D-2001 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations
This proposed rule would revise regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2001 regulatory year. The rulemaking is necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual public review cycle. When final, this rulemaking will replace the fish and shellfish...
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Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C-Board Determinations
This proposed rule solicits public comment on a request by the Kenaitze Indian Tribe for the Federal Subsistence Board to declare the entire Kenai Peninsula rural for the purposes of the priority afforded by Title VIII of the Alaska Interest Lands Conservation Act. Although currently proposing no changes from the existing regulations, this...
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National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska-Unitization
This proposed rule would add a new subpart to the Bureau of Land Management's oil and gas regulations implementing new statutory authority allowing operators to form units in the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska (NPRA). Units allow for the sharing of costs and spreading of revenues among several leases, and allow for production from unit...
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Revision of Regulations for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
We propose to revise the regulations that implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a treaty that regulates international trade in certain protected species. CITES uses a system of international permits and certificates to help ensure that trade is legal and does not threaten the...
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Permits for Recreation on Public Lands
This proposed rule would update the regulations of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that tell how to obtain recreation permits for commercial recreational operations, competitive events and activities, organized group activities and events, and individual recreational use of special areas. It would establish a new system for determining costs...
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2000-2001 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations
We propose to add national wildlife refuges (refuges) to the list of areas open for hunting and/or sport fishing, along with pertinent refuge-specific regulations for such activities; and amend certain regulations on other refuges that pertain to migratory game bird hunting, upland game hunting, big game hunting, and sport fishing for the...
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Trust Management Reform: Leasing/Permitting, Grazing, Probate and Funds Held in Trust
The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), proposes to revise its regulations in the areas of probate, funds held in trust for Indian tribes and individual Indians, leasing/ permitting, and grazing. These revisions are meant to further fulfill the Secretary's fiduciary responsibility to federally-recognized tribes and...
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Encumbrances of Tribal Land-Contract Approvals
We are issuing a proposed rule stating which types of contracts or agreements encumbering tribal land are not subject to approval by the Secretary of the Interior under the Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act of 2000, Public Law 106-179. The proposed rule also provides, in accordance with the Act, that Secretarial...
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Special Rules Applicable to Surface Coal Mining Hearings and Appeals; Petitions for Award of Costs and Expenses Under Section 525(e) of the SMCRA
The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) proposes to amend its rule governing who may receive an award of costs and expenses, including attorney fees, under section 525(e) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to provide that an applicant for a permit may only receive an award from the Office of Surface Mining...
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Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D-2001-2002 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife
This proposed rule would establish regulations for hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2001-2002 regulatory year. The rulemaking is necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual public review cycle. When final, this rulemaking would replace the...
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Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing
This proposed rule outlines why and how we may issue Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leases after November 2000 with royalty suspensions. It also presents a plain-language revision of the existing rules for bidding systems and joint bidding restrictions. It does not change the current policies on royalty suspensions for leases issued before...
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Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, or National Origin in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
The Agencies propose to amend their regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (``Title VI''), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 (``Section 504''), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (``Age Discrimination Act''). Together, these statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin,...
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Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf-Definition of Affected State
This proposed rule would eliminate the definition of ``Affected State'' from Subpart B, the Oil and Gas Leasing Program. This would mean that the definition of ``Affected State'' in Subpart A would apply and would eliminate the need for unaffected coastal States to participate in the preparation of a 5-year program.
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Revision of Requirements Governing Surety Bonds for Outer Continental Shelf Leases.
The MMS is proposing to modify requirements governing surety bonds for activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). These changes will codify the terms and conditions under which a surety will be relieved of responsibility when MMS terminates the period of liability of a bond. Codifying these terms and conditions is necessary to clarify the...
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Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D-2002 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations
This proposed rule would establish regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2002 regulatory year. The rulemaking is necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual public review cycle. When final, this rulemaking would replace the fish and shellfish...
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Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws; Surface Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to suspend final regulations published on November 21, 2000, that amended the rules governing mining operations involving metallic and some other minerals on public lands. A suspension would provide the BLM an opportunity to review some of the new requirements in light of issues plaintiffs raise in...
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Office of Insular Affairs; Proposed Changes in the Insular Possessions Watch, Watch Movement and Jewelry Program
The Departments propose amending their regulations governing watch duty-exemption allocations and the watch and jewelry duty-refund benefits for producers in the United States insular possessions (the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). The proposed rule would amend ITA regulations by...
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Revision of the Freedom of Information Act Regulations and Implementation of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996
The Department of the Interior (DOI or Agency) proposes to revise its regulations implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. The FOIA regulations have been completely rewritten in plain language, question and answer format. The regulations also contain new provisions implementing the Electronic Freedom of Information Act...
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Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D-2002-2003 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
This proposed rule would establish regulations for hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2002-2003 regulatory year. The rulemaking is necessary because subpart D is subject to an annual public review cycle. When final, this rulemaking would replace the...