99-13850. Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 29256-29257]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-13850]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    Bureau of Land Management
    
    43 CFR Parts 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3140, 3150, 3160, 3170, and 
    3180
    
    [WO-310-1310-00-2I-IP]
    RIN 1004-AC94
    
    
    Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations
    
    AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
    
    ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of extension of public comment period.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the public 
    comment period on a Notice of Proposed Rule, published in the Federal 
    Register on December 3, 1998 (63 FR 66840). On March 26, 1999, BLM 
    extended the comment period for 60 days (64 FR 14666). The proposed 
    rule would revise BLM's oil and gas leasing and operations regulations. 
    The rule uses performance standards in certain instances in lieu of the 
    current prescriptive requirements. It would also cite industry 
    standards and incorporate them by reference rather than repeat those 
    standards in the rule itself. Also, BLM's onshore orders and national 
    notices to lessees would be incorporated into the regulations to 
    eliminate overlap with existing regulations. The rule would increase 
    certain minimum bond amounts and would revise and replace BLM's current 
    unitization regulations with a more flexible unit agreement process. 
    Finally, the proposed rule would eliminate redundancies, clarify 
    procedures and regulatory requirements, and streamline processes. In 
    response to public requests for additional time, BLM extends the 
    comment period 45 days from the comment period closing date of June 4, 
    1999, to the extended comment period's closing date of July 19, 1999.
    
    DATES: Comments. Send your comments to BLM on or before July 19, 1999. 
    BLM will consider comments received or postmarked on or before this 
    date in preparing the final rule.
    
    ADDRESSES: Please send your comments to the Bureau of Land Management 
    Administrative Record, Room 401 LS, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 
    20240, or hand deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management 
    Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L Street, NW., Washington DC. For 
    information about filing comments electronically, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
    INFORMATION section under ``Electronic access and filing address.''
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Duletsky of BLM's Fluid Minerals 
    Group at (202) 452-0337 or Ian J. Senio of BLM's Regulatory Affairs 
    Group at (202) 452-5049. If you require a telecommunications device for 
    the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 
    1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through 
    Friday, excluding Federal holidays.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    Electronic Access and Filing Address
    
        You can view an electronic version of this proposed rule at BLM's 
    Internet home page: www.blm.gov. You can also comment via the Internet 
    at: WOComment@wo.blm.gov. Please include ``Attention: AC94'' and your 
    name and return address in your Internet message. If you do not receive 
    a confirmation from our system that we have received your Internet 
    message, contact us directly at (202) 452-5030.
    
    Written Comments
    
        Written comments on the proposed rule are most helpful if you:
        (A) Are specific;
        (B) Confine comments to issues pertinent to the proposed rule;
        (C) Explain the reason for any recommended change; and
        (D) Reference the specific section or paragraph of the proposal you 
    are addressing.
        We welcome suggested regulatory language.
        BLM may not necessarily consider or include in the Administrative 
    Record for the final rule comments which BLM receives after the close 
    of the comment period (See DATES) or comments delivered to an address 
    other than those listed above (See ADDRESSES).
        You can review comments, including names, street addresses, and 
    other contact information of respondents at this address during regular 
    business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except 
    Federal holidays. If you are an individual respondent you may request 
    confidentiality. If you request that BLM consider withholding your 
    name, street address, and other
    
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    contact information (such as Internet address, FAX or phone number) 
    from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information 
    Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. 
    BLM will honor requests for confidentiality on a case-by-case basis to 
    the extent allowed by law. BLM will make available for public 
    inspection in their entirety all submissions from organizations or 
    businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
    representatives or officials of organizations or businesses.
    
        Dated: May 26, 1999.
    Sylvia V. Baca,
     Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
    [FR Doc. 99-13850 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4310-84-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
06/01/1999
Department:
Land Management Bureau
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Proposed rule; notice of extension of public comment period.
Document Number:
99-13850
Dates:
Comments. Send your comments to BLM on or before July 19, 1999. BLM will consider comments received or postmarked on or before this date in preparing the final rule.
Pages:
29256-29257 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
WO-310-1310-00-2I-IP
RINs:
1004-AC94: Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1004-AC94/oil-and-gas-leasing-and-operations
PDF File:
99-13850.pdf
CFR: (9)
43 CFR 3100
43 CFR 3110
43 CFR 3120
43 CFR 3130
43 CFR 3140
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