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DOI/BLM RIN: 1004-AD97 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations--Appeals Procedures 
Abstract: This proposed rule would replace the existing provisions for protesting the offering of certain parcels for oil and gas leasing and would bring into line the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) oil and gas leasing processes with the best administrative practices of the Department of the Interior. The rule would address opportunities for public comment on BLM implementing certain land use allocation decisions related to oil and gas leasing approved in a land use plan. In addition to replacing lease protests with comments, the proposed rule would also ease the administrative burden on the Interior Board of Land Appeals through a new BLM process. BLM would extend commenters an opportunity for administrative appeal only in those cases that BLM has determined raise novel or important issues. The rule would revise the BLM procedures for State Director Review of oil and gas operational issues. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Routine and Frequent 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4    43 CFR 3120    43 CFR 3160   
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1201    5 USC 301   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Tim Spisak
Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone:202 452-5061
Fax:202 452-0386
Email: tim_spisak@blm.gov