1082-AA05 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1082 Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management ASLM 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf

This joint BSEE/BOEM rulemaking would revise specific provisions of the joint BSEE/BOEM final Arctic Rule 81 FR 46478 (July 15, 2016) that established a regulatory  framework for exploratory drilling and related operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of Alaska. This proposed rule would take a similar approach to the 2020  proposed rule titled, Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf 85 FR 79266 (December 9, 2020; RIN 1082-AA01).  The  revisions would be based on stakeholder input from the 2016 final rule and 2020 proposed rule in accordance with Executive Order 14153, Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary  Resource Potential 90 FR 8347 (January 20, 2025) and accompanying Secretarial Order 3422.

]]> Economically Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes No Deregulatory 30 CFR Part 250 30 CFR Part 550 43 U.S.C. 1331–1356a 33 U.S.C. 2701 ch. 40 No NPRM 07/00/2026 NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/2026 YES Businesses None No Yes No 1082-AA01 Related to Kirk Malstrom Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch 1082 Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management ASLM 703 787-1751 703 787-1555 kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling VA 20166