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| DOI/BLM | RIN: 1004-AD90 | Publication ID: Spring 2008 |
| Title: Oil Shale Leasing and Operations | |
| Abstract: The Energy Policy Act of 2005 envisions a 3-step approach to the development of oil shale resources. The first step is the creation of a limited Research, Development, and Demonstration (RDD) Leasing Program designed to evaluate and test promising oil shale technology. Step two in the process is the completion of a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for leasing of Oil Shale and Tar Sands on public lands, with an emphasis on the most geologically prospective lands within the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. The third step in the process is the creation of rules regulating the leasing and development of the oil shale. This rule would create the regulations necessary to develop converted RDD leases and make commercial exploration, leasing, and development possible. | |
| Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI) | Priority: Economically Significant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
| Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3900 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
| Legal Authority: Sec. 369(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 | |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
| Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
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Agency Contact: Mitchell Leverette Deputy Division Chief, Solid Minerals Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone:202 452-5088 Fax:202 653-7397 Email: mitchell_leverette@blm.gov |
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