Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

1076-AF37 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1076 Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Bond Exemption for Rights-of-Way on Indian Land

This rule would streamline the right-of-way process by eliminating the need for governmental entities to seek a waiver of the requirement to obtain a bond where they are prevented by law from doing so. Regulations finalized in 2015 established new requirements for bonding, insurance, or alternative security to cover the annual rental, estimated damages, operation and maintenance charges, and restoration, but allowed for a waiver of these requirements on a case-by-case basis. Some governmental entities are prohibited by law from providing bonding, insurance, or alternate security and must seek waivers.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 25 CFR 169 5 U.S.C. 301 25 U.S.C. 323 to 328 25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. No NPRM 05/00/2018 No Federal Local State Tribal No No No No Elizabeth Appel Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs 1076 Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA 202 273-4680 elizabeth.appel@bia.gov 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240