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DOI/BLM RIN: 1004-AE52 Publication ID: Spring 2018 
Title: Rescission of the 2015 BLM Hydraulic Fracturing Rule 
Abstract:

This Final Rule rescinds 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 rescinding the 2015 Final Rule.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3160   
Legal Authority: 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   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/25/2017  82 FR 34464   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/25/2017 
Final Action  12/29/2017  82 FR 61924   
Final Action Effective  12/29/2017 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Lorenzo Trimble
Geothermal Program Lead
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
1849 C Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone:775 861-6724
Email: ltrimble@blm.gov