85 FR 72687
The Mine Safety and Health Administration announced and seeks comment on four petitions to modify the application of existing mandatory safety standards.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration announced and seeks comment on four petitions to modify the application of existing mandatory safety standards.
USDA exempted the Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which prohibits timber harvest and road construction/reconstruction with limited exceptions within designated inventoried roadless areas.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed to revise the federal pipeline safety regulations to add an alternative set of requirements operators could use, based on implementing integrity management principles and pipe eligibility criteria, to manage certain pipeline segments where the class location has changed from Class 1 to Class 3.
The president issued Executive Order 13953, declaring a national emergency to address threats caused by the United States' reliance on critical minerals supplied by foreign countries, and calling for the United States to broadly enhance its mining and processing capacity.
The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) seeks comment on measures to amend portions of ONRR's regulations for valuing oil and gas produced from federal leases for royalty purposes, valuing coal produced from federal and Indian leases, and assessing civil penalties for violations of certain statutes, regulations, leases, and orders associated with mineral leases.
The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) reissued certain regulations associated with the valuation of federal oil and gas and federal and Indian coal to implement a March 29, 2019 court order that vacated ONRR’s 2017 repeal of those regulations.
CEQ issued guidance to assist agencies with NEPA compliance during emergencies; the guidance addresses compliance when the action is unlikely to have significant effects and might require preparation of an environmental assessment or application of a categorical exclusion.
FEMA proposed to amend its Hazard Mitigation Assistance program regulations to reflect current statutory authority and agency practice.
FWS announced the availability of and seeks comment on a final EIS and final habitat conservation plan for the endangered northern and California spotted owl.