On December 10, 2021, the Biden Administration released the Fall 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which is a semi-annual compilation of information concerning regulations and policy under development by federal agencies. I’ve pulled out the Forest Service and BLM entries below.
This link was provided in this blog post focused primarily on the Endangered Species Act and “the regulated community” (and on undoing Trump administration regulatory changes). The one individual species proposal that may affect (eastern) national forests concerns the northern long-eared bat, and possible critical habitat designation (it is currently listed as threatened). It also notes proposed rules by the Council on Environmental Quality revising National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations (targeting climate change).
USDA/FS | Proposed Rule Stage | Special Uses–Cost Recovery | 0596-AD35 |
USDA/FS | Proposed Rule Stage | Communications Uses–Programmatic Administrative Fee | 0596-AD44 |
USDA/FS | Proposed Rule Stage | Law Enforcement; Orders; Enforcement of Public Health and Safety Measures | 0596-AD50 |
USDA/FS | Proposed Rule Stage | Alaska Roadless Rule Revision | 0596-AD51 |
USDA/FS | Proposed Rule Stage | Chattooga Wild and Scenic River | 0596-AD52 |
USDA/FS | Proposed Rule Stage | Weeks Act Reviews | 0596-AD53 |
USDA/FS | Final Rule Stage | Range Management–Excess Use/Unauthorized Use | 0596-AD45 |
DOI/BLM | Proposed Rule Stage | Rights-of-Way for Communications Including Broadband | 1004-AE60 |
DOI/BLM | Proposed Rule Stage | Bonding | 1004-AE68 |
DOI/BLM | Proposed Rule Stage | Rights-of-Way, Leasing and Operations for Renewable Energy and Transmission Lines | 1004-AE78 |
DOI/BLM | Proposed Rule Stage | Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation | 1004-AE79 |
DOI/BLM | Proposed Rule Stage | Revision of Existing Regulations Pertaining to Fossil Fuel Leases and Leasing Process 43 CFR Parts 3100 and 3400 | 1004-AE80 |
DOI/BLM | Proposed Rule Stage | Part 4100-Grazing Administration-Exclusive of Alaska | 1004-AE82 |
DOI/BLM | Proposed Rule Stage | Regulations for the Protection, Management, and Control of Wild Horses and Burros | 1004-AE83 |
DOI/BLM | Proposed Rule Stage | Regulations Pertaining to Leasing and Operations for Geothermal | 1004-AE84 |
DOI/BLM | Final Rule Stage | Minerals Management: Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees | 1004-AE81 |
DOI/BLM | Final Rule Stage | Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments | 1004-AE85 |