1004-AE52 201710 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1004 Bureau of Land Management BLM 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Rescission of the 2015 BLM Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

This Proposed Rule would rescind the Bureau of Land Management's 2015 Final Rule, Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands (2015 Final Rule).  Consistent with the President's January 30, 2017, Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, the Department of the Interior has been reviewing existing regulations to determine whether revisions or rescissions are appropriate to streamline the regulatory process and eliminate duplicative regulations.  As part of this process, the Department has determined that the 2015 Final Rule does not reflect those policies and priorities, and therefore is proposing to rescind the 2015 Final Rule.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 43 CFR 3160 25 U.S.C. 396d 25 U.S.C. 2107 30 U.S.C. 189 30 U.S.C. 306 30 U.S.C. 359 30 U.S.C. 1751 43 U.S.C. 1732(b) 43 U.S.C. 1733 43 U.S.C. 1740 Yes

Upon further review of the BLM's 2015 hydraulic fracturing final rule, as directed by Executive Order 13783, and Secretarial Order No. 3349, the BLM believes that the 2015 final rule unnecessarily burdens industry with compliance costs and information requirements that are duplicative of regulatory programs of many states and some tribes. As a result, we are proposing to rescind, in its entirety, the 2015 final rule.

]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> NPRM 07/25/2017 82 FR 34464 NPRM Comment Period End 09/25/2017 Final Action 01/00/2018 No None No No No Catherine Cook Acting Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division 1004 Bureau of Land Management BLM 202 912-7145 ccook@blm.gov Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington DC 20003