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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1004</CODE>
            <NAME>Bureau of Land Management</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>BLM</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>1000</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOI</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Oil Shale Leasing and Operations</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[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.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>43 CFR 3900</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Sec. 369(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/25/2006</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>71 FR 50378</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/25/2006</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period Extended</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/26/2006</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>71 FR 56085</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/25/2006</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/23/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 42926</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/22/2008</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/07/2009</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>74 FR 637</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Mitchell</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Leverette</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Division Chief, Solid Minerals (WO-320)</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1004</CODE>
                    <NAME>Bureau of Land Management</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>BLM</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 912-7113</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 912-7199</FAX>
                <EMAIL>mleveret@blm.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20003</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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