Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf; Reopening of Comment Period
| Published date | 10 February 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 8878 |
| Record Number | 2021-02799 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Ocean Energy Management Bureau,Safety And Environmental Enforcement Bureau |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 26 (Wednesday, February 10, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 10, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8878-8879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02799]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
30 CFR Part 250
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
30 CFR Part 550
[Docket ID: BSEE-2019-0008, EEEE500000, 21XE1700DX, EX1SF0000.EAQ000]
RIN 1082-AA01
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental
Shelf--Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the
Arctic Outer Continental Shelf; Reopening of Comment Period
AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE); Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), acting
through BSEE and BOEM, is reopening the comment period for Proposed
Rule: Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental
Shelf--Revisions
[[Page 8879]]
to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer
Continental Shelf, which was published in the Federal Register on
December 9, 2020.
DATES: BSEE and BOEM are reopening the comment period for the proposed
rule published December 9, 2020 at 85 FR 79266 until April 9, 2021. You
may also submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
on the information collection burden in this proposed rule by April 9,
2021. The deadline for comments on the information collection burden
does not affect the deadline for the public to comment to BSEE and BOEM
on the proposed regulations.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on BSEE's or BOEM's sections of the
rulemaking by any of the following methods. For comments on this
proposed rule and associated documents, please use the Regulation
Identifier Number (RIN) 1082-AA01 as an identifier in your message.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In
the entry entitled, ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter BSEE-2019-0008, then
click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and
view supporting and related materials available for this rulemaking.
BSEE and BOEM may post all submitted comments.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the DOI, BSEE and BOEM:
Attention: Regulations and Standards Branch, 45600 Woodland Road, VAE-
ORP, Sterling, VA 20166. Please reference RIN 1082-AA01, ``Oil and Gas
and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Revisions to the
Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental
Shelf,'' in your comments, and include your name and return address.
Send comments on the information collection in this rule
to: Interior Desk Officer 1082-AA01, Office of Management and Budget;
202-395-5806 (fax); or via the online portal at RegInfo.gov. Please
also send a copy to BSEE and BOEM by one of the means previously
described.
Public Availability of Comments: Before including your
address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made
publicly available at any time. For BSEE and BOEM to withhold from
disclosure your personal identifying information, you must identify any
information contained in your comment submittal that, if released,
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of your personal
privacy. You must also briefly describe any possible harmful
consequence(s) of the disclosure of this information, such as
embarrassment, injury, or other harm. While you may request in your
comment that we withhold your personal identifying information from
public access, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions related to
regulatory changes BSEE is proposing in Part 250, contact Mark E.
Fesmire, BSEE, Alaska Regional Office, [email protected], (907)
334-5300. For technical questions related to regulatory changes BOEM is
proposing in Part 550, contact Joel Immaraj, BOEM, Alaska Regional
Office, [email protected], (907) 334-5238. For procedural questions
contact Bryce Barlan, BSEE, Regulations and Standards Branch,
[email protected], (703) 787-1126.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 9, 2020, the Department
published the Proposed Rule: Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the
Outer Continental Shelf--Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory
Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf and opened a 60-day
public comment period, which closed February 8, 2021. After publication
of the proposed rule, BSEE and BOEM received requests to extend the
comment period on the proposed rule for 60 days. BSEE and BOEM are
reopening the comment period for an additional 60 days to provide
additional time for review of and comment on the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking. Accordingly, comments must be submitted by the extended due
date of April 9, 2021. BSEE and BOEM may not fully consider comments
received after this date.
Laura Daniel Davis,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of
the Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department
of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2021-02799 Filed 2-8-21; 4:15 pm]
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