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RIN: 1082-AA04

Publication ID: Fall 2023

Title: Carbon Sequestration
Abstract: The proposed rulemaking would address the transportation and geologic sequestration aspects of a development, including leasing; siting of storage reservoirs; environmental plans and mitigations; facility and infrastructure design and installation; injection operations; monitoring; incident response; financial assurance; and safety. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 directed the Department to establish regulations intended to initiate OCS activities to accomplish carbon sequestration. This proposed joint rulemaking between the Bureau of Ocean Energy management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) would establish new regulations to implement processes in support of safe and environmentally responsible carbon sequestration activities on the OCS.
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)	Priority: Section 3(f)(1) Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 117-58

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	Public Law 117-58	11/15/2022

Overall Description of Deadline: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-58) mandates that a new regulation be published within 12 months from enactment of the legislation on November 15, 2021.

Statement of Need:

The proposed rulemaking would address the transportation and geologic sequestration aspects of a development, including leasing; siting of storage reservoirs; environmental plans and mitigations; facility and infrastructure design and installation; injection operations; monitoring; incident response; financial assurance; and safety. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 directed the Department to establish regulations intended to initiate Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activities to accomplish carbon sequestration. This proposed joint rulemaking between the Bureau of Ocean Energy management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) would establish new regulations to implement processes in support of safe and environmentally responsible carbon sequestration activities on the OCS.

Summary of the Legal Basis:

Public Law 117-58.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/00/2023

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 1082-AA04
Agency Contact: Stacey Noem Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management 456000 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166 Phone:703 787-1222 Email: stacey.noem@bsee.gov