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DOI/BLM RIN: 1004-AE48 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: ●Onshore Oil and Gas Operations--Internet Based Auctions  
Abstract:

This procedural rule amends certain provisions of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) oil and gas regulations to recognize that BLM is now statutorily authorized to use either oral auction or internet-based auction procedures to conduct the quarterly oil and gas lease sales contemplated by the Minerals Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (MLA).  The change made by this rule brings BLM’s regulations into compliance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015 which specifically granted BLM the authority to utilize internet-based bidding for its competitive oil and gas lease sales. 

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100    43 CFR 3110    43 CFR 3120   
Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 189    30 U.S.C. 359    43 U.S.C. 1732(b)    43 U.S.C. 1733    43 U.S.C. 1740    Pub. L. 109-58    Pub. L. 113-291, 128 Stat. 3762   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  08/31/2016  81 FR 59902   
Final Action Effective  08/31/2016 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jully McQuilliams
Senior Mineral Leasing Specialist
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
20 M Street SE,
Washington, DC 20003-3503
Phone:202 912-7156
Email: jmcquilliams@blm.gov