Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf- Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf
| Published date | 29 June 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 34172 |
| Record Number | 2021-13803 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Ocean Energy Management Bureau,Safety And Environmental Enforcement Bureau |
34172
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 122 / Tuesday, June 29, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021–13337 Filed 6–28–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6355–01–P
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
AGENCY
: Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM), Department of the Interior.
ACTION
: Withdrawal of proposed rule.
SUMMARY
: The U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI or Department), acting
through BSEE and BOEM, hereby
withdraws in its entirety the proposed
rule published on December 9, 2020,
entitled ‘‘Revisions to the Requirements
for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic
Outer Continental Shelf.’’
DATES
: As of the date of signature, June
23, 2021, the proposed rule published
on December 9, 2020, at 85 FR 79266 is
withdrawn.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: For
questions on any BSEE issues, contact
Kirk Malstrom, BSEE, at kirk.malstrom@
bsee.gov or at (703) 787–1751. For
questions on any BOEM issues, contact
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, BOEM, Chief,
Office of Policy, Regulation, and
Analysis, at Deanna.Meyer-Pietruszka@
boem.gov or by mail to 1849 C Street
NW, Washington, DC 22040 or by
calling (202) 208–6352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: On July
15, 2016, BSEE and BOEM promulgated
a narrowly focused rule (see 2016 Arctic
Exploratory Drilling Rule at 81 FR
46478) revising the regulations
applicable to exploratory drilling
operations conducted during the Arctic
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) open-
water drilling season by drilling vessels
and ‘‘jack-up rigs’’ (collectively known
as mobile offshore drilling units or
MODUs) in the Beaufort Sea and
Chukchi Sea Planning Areas. The
regulations promulgated through the
2016 Arctic Exploratory Drilling Rule
were intended to ensure that Arctic OCS
exploratory drilling operations are
conducted in a safe and responsible
manner, while taking into account the
unique conditions of the Arctic OCS as
well as Alaska Natives’ cultural
traditions and their need for access to
subsistence resources.
E.O. 13795, ‘‘Implementing an
America-First Offshore Energy Strategy’’
(82 FR 20815), issued on April 28, 2017,
and S.O. 3350, ‘‘America-First Offshore
Energy Strategy,’’ issued on May 1,
2017, directed BSEE and BOEM to
undertake a review of the 2016 Arctic
Exploratory Drilling Rule. In response,
on December 9, 2020, the Department
published the proposed rule: ‘‘Oil and
Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer
Continental Shelf—Revisions to the
Requirements for Exploratory Drilling
on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf’’
(85 FR 79266) (2020 Proposed Arctic
Exploratory Drilling Rule). The
proposed rule provided 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 for 60 days. BSEE and
BOEM subsequently re-opened the
comment period for an additional 60
days through a notice published in the
Federal Register on February 10, 2021
(86 FR 8878). That comment period
closed on April 9, 2021.
Since publication of the 2020
Proposed Arctic Exploratory Drilling
Rule, President Biden issued E.O.
13990, ‘‘Protecting Public Health and
the Environment and Restoring Science
to Tackle the Climate Crisis’’ (86 FR
7037, Jan. 25, 2021). E.O. 13990
establishes a policy to, among other
things, promote and protect public
health and the environment. Section 7
of the E.O. revoked E.O. 13795. Further,
on April 16, 2021, Secretary Haaland
issued S.O. 3398, which revoked S.O.
3350. The Department has decided it
will not proceed with a final rule
codifying any provisions of the 2020
Proposed Arctic Exploratory Drilling
Rule, and the proposed rule is hereby
withdrawn. The withdrawal of the
proposed rule does not preclude the
Department from initiating the same or
a similar rulemaking at a future date.
Should the Department decide to
undertake such a rulemaking, it will
begin with a new proposed rule and
provide new opportunities for comment.
Laura Daniel-Davis,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land
and Minerals Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2019–0955]
RIN 1625–AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New
River, Fort Lauderdale, FL
AGENCY
: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION
: Supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY
: On July 13, 2020, the Coast
Guard published a notification of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to change
the operating schedule that governs the
Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad Bridge
across the New River, mile 2.5, at Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. This proposed
change would allow the drawbridge to
operate on a more predictable schedule.
The Coast Guard is publishing this
supplemental notice of proposed
rulemaking (SNPRM) as considerable
time has passed since the NPRM was
published and minor modifications
have been made to the proposed rule.
We invite your comments on this
proposed rulemaking.
DATES
: Comments and related material
must reach the Coast Guard on or before
July 29, 2021.
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