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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1004</CODE>
            <NAME>Bureau of Land Management</NAME>
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            <CODE>1000</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOI</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Revision of Existing Regulations Pertaining to Fossil Fuel Leases and Leasing Process 43 CFR Parts 3100 and 3400
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<p>The proposed rule would revise the BLM's fossil fuel regulations to update the fees, rents, royalties, and bonding requirements related to development and production.&nbsp; The proposed rule would also update the BLM&rsquo;s process for leasing to ensure the protection and proper stewardship of the public lands, including potential climate and other impacts associated with fossil fuel activities.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Prerule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>None</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>30 U.S.C. 351 to 359 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>30 U.S.C. 521 to 531 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>90 Stat. 1083 to 1092</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>30 U.S.C.1701 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>92 Stat. 2073 to 2075</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 102-486</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 109-58</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>25 U.S.C. 396</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>25 U.S.C. 396a-g</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>25 U.S.C. 2101 to 2108</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>E.O. 14008</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>...</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/00/2021</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2022</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2022</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Nick</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Douglas</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Assistant Director, Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1004</CODE>
                    <NAME>Bureau of Land Management</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>BLM</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>970 256-4918</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>ndouglas@blm.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>760 Horizon Drive,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Grand Junction</CITY>
                    <STATE>CO</STATE>
                    <ZIP>81506</ZIP>
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