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DOI/BLM RIN: 1004-AC27 Publication ID: Spring 2004 
Title: Coalbed Methane Development 
Abstract: The rule will implement section 1339 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. It will prevent conflicts in ownership of coalbed methane from impeding development of that resource by requiring pooling of development and payment of the proceeds into an escrow account until the ownership issue is resolved by a State entity of competent jurisdiction. The rule will also allow States to avoid the Federal regulations by promulgating their own regulations that substantially comply with Federal requirements. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3170   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 13368   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    10/24/1995 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/15/1995  60 FR 47920   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/14/1995  60 FR 47920   
Final Action  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
David R. Stewart
Mineral Resources
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
7450 Boston Blvd. ,
Springfield, VA 22153
Phone:703 440-1728
Email: dave_stewart@blm.gov