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DOI/OHA RIN: 1094-AA57 Publication ID: Fall 2023 
Title: Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) Rule 
Abstract:

The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) 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 OHA is proposes this regulatory action to update outdated provisions, make process improvements, and provide a more modernized and logical hearings and appeals process.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 (2018)    43 U.S.C. 1457c (2018)   
Legal Deadline:  None

Statement of Need:

The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) 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 OHA proposes this regulatory action to update outdated provisions, make process improvements, and provide a more modernized and logical hearings and appeals process.

Summary of the Legal Basis:

5 U.S.C. 301 (2018) and 43 U.S.C. 1457c (2018)   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2023 
NPRM Comment Period End  01/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Rachel Lukens
Counsel to the Director
Department of the Interior
Office of Hearings and Appeals
801 N Quincy Street, #300,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone:703 223-9934
Email: rachel_lukens@oha.doi.gov