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            <NAME>Office of Hearings and Appeals</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
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<p>The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)&nbsp;proposes a Notice and Comment Rulemaking to modernize and clarify its regulations governing hearings and appeals before the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA), the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA), the Departmental Cases Hearings Division (DCHD), and the OHA Director. OHA is proposes this regulatory action to update outdated provisions, make process improvements, and provide a more modernized and logical hearings and appeals process.</p>
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        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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            <CFR>43 CFR 4</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 301 (2018)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>43 U.S.C. 1457c (2018)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Rachel</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Lukens</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Counsel to the Director</TITLE>
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                    <CODE>1094</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Hearings and Appeals</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OHA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>703 223-9934</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>rachel_lukens@oha.doi.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>801 N Quincy Street, #300,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Arlington</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22203</ZIP>
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