In the discretion of the Solicitor, an owner of wildlife or plants who may be liable for civil penalty under the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Lacey Act, 18 U.S.C. 43; Lacey Act Amendments of 1981,

section 103(d), regulations must be made on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing on such regulations and, in the case of a waiver, on the determination by the Director to waive the moratorium pursuant to section 101(a)(3)(A) (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(3)(A)). (b) [Reserved]

(§18.74(b)(8)) at least five days before the prehearing conference is held. (c) The purpose of the prehearing conference shall be to enable the presiding officer to determine, on the basis of the direct testimony submitted and prehearing discussions: (1) Whether the presiding officer's preliminary determination of issues of fact for the

health and safety; and (3) Conserve refuges for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. (b) This subpart applies to all operators conducting non-Federal oil and gas operations outside of Alaska on Service-administered lands held in fee or less-than fee (excluding coordination areas) or Service-administered waters to the extent necessary to protect those property interests. These regulations do not apply to non

(a) U.S. citizens, nationals, or resident aliens are eligible to participate in the contest. (b) Any person who has won the contest during the preceding 3 years is ineligible to submit an entry in the current year's contest. For the 75th contest (2007) only, any artist, even those who won the 2004, 2005, and 2006 contests may enter. However, 2004, 2005, and 2006 winners must still fulfill their 3-year ineligibility terms after the 2007

considered filed on the next regular business day. (b) Service. (1) Any document filed under this subpart must be served at the same time the document is delivered or sent for filing. A complete copy of the document must be delivered or sent to each license party and FERC, using: (i) One of the methods of service in

filed a proposed alternative that met the requirements of §221.71; and (2) Your revised proposed alternative is designed to respond to one or more findings of fact by the ALJ. (b) Your revised proposed alternative must: (1) Satisfy the content requirements for a proposed alternative under

(a) Unless otherwise provided in a written agreement between the applicant and the Secretary, the fees to be charged and collected for any inspection service performed under the regulations in this part at the request of the United States, or any other agency or instrumentality thereof, will be published as a notice in the Federal Register and will be in accordance with

Each U.S. vessel fishing under the Treaty must be marked for identification purposes, as follows: (a) A vessel used to fish on the high seas within the Convention Area as defined in §300.211 must be marked in accordance with the requirements at §§300.14 and 300.217. (b) A vessel not used to fish on the

(a) Bottom fishing may be permitted on the high seas when authorized by international conservation and management measures recognized by the United States. For bottom fishing activity not subject to international conservation measures recognized by the United States, a person who seeks to engage in such fishing must request authorization of a new high seas fishery as described in

. (b) In addition, messages and communications from an EMTU must be able to be parsed out to enable clear billing of costs to the government and to the owner of a vessel or EMTU, when necessary. Also, the costs associated with position reporting and the costs associated with other communications (for example, personal email or communications/reports to non-NMFS Office of Law Enforcement entities) must be parsed out and billed to separate parties, as appropriate.

the number of fish available to for a vessel or boat. Hook limit means a limit on the number of hooks on any given fishing line. Long-leader gear (also known as Holloway gear) means fishing gear with the following: One fishing line, deployed with a sinker and no more than three hooks, with a minimum of 30 feet (9.14 meters) between the sinker and the

(a) The vessel number must be affixed to all fish and crab traps on board the vessel or deployed in the water by any vessel or person holding a permit under §665.13 or §665.124 or that is otherwise established to be fishing for Hawaii coral reef ECS in the management area

to stop the belt drive when a fire occurs and all such warning devices shall be capable of giving both an audible and visual signal when actuated by fire. (d) Water, power, and chemicals required shall be adequate to maintain water or foam flow for no less than 25 minutes. (e) Water systems shall include strainers with a flush-out connection and a manual shut-off valve.

(a) Each fire suppression device shall be: (1) Adequate in size and capacity to extinguish potential fires in or on the equipment protected; and (2) Suitable for the atmospheric conditions surrounding the equipment protected (e.g., air velocity, type, and proximity of adjacent combustible material); and (3) Rugged enough to withstand rough usage and vibration when

approved. (d) The operator shall provide a copy of the current respirable dust control plan required under this part to the part 90 miner. The operator shall not post the original or a copy of the plan on the mine bulletin board. (e) The operator may review respirable dust control plans and submit proposed revisions to such plans to the District Manager for approval.

(3) hybrid well, a riser or the production casing pressure is greater than 100 psig measured at the surface. (b) You are exempt from performing a diagnostic pressure test for the production casing on a well operating under active gas lift. [76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011. Redesignated at 77 FR 50894

will protect information considered proprietary under applicable law. (e) Send comments regarding any aspect of the collection of information under this part, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. [76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 81 FR 36154, June 6, 2016]

(a) Modified EP. If the Regional Supervisor requires you to modify your proposed EP under §550.233(b)(2), you must submit the modification(s) to the Regional Supervisor in the same manner as for a new EP. You need submit only information related to the proposed modification(s). (b)

(a) Before BOEM will issue your commercial lease or approve an assignment of an existing commercial lease, you (or, for an assignment, the proposed assignee) must guarantee compliance with all terms and conditions of the lease by providing either: (1) A $100,000 minimum, lease-specific bond; or (2) Another approved financial assurance instrument guaranteeing performance up to $100,000, as specified

potential coal resources of the State, demand for those resources, the environment, the economy and the supply of coal, sufficient to enable the regulatory authority to prepare the statements required by §764.17(e); and (2) That becomes available from petitions, publications, experiments, permit application, mining and reclamation operations, and other sources.

temporary cessation of mining and reclamation operations for a period of thirty days or more, or as soon as it is known that a temporary cessation will extend beyond 30 days, each person who conducts underground mining activities shall submit to the regulatory authority a notice of intention to cease or abandon operations. This notice shall include a statement of the exact number of surface acres and the horizontal and vertical extent of sub-surface strata which have been in the permit area prior to

(a) “Historic coal funds” are moneys provided under section 402(g)(5) of SMCRA based on the amount of coal produced before August 3, 1977, in your State or on Indian lands in which you have an interest. Under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006, which were enacted as Division C, Title II, Subtitle A of P.L. 109-432, each year we allocate and distribute 30 percent of annual AML fee collections for coal produced in the previous fiscal year

(a) This subpart is applicable to all gas production from Federal oil and gas leases. The purpose of this subpart is to establish the value of production for royalty purposes consistent with the mineral leasing laws, other applicable laws and lease terms. (b) If the regulations in this subpart are inconsistent with: (1) A Federal statute; (2) A settlement agreement

extent provided in Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. (g) The presiding officer shall permit the parties to introduce rebuttal witnesses and evidence. (h) All documents and other evidence offered or taken for the record shall be open to examination by all parties, unless otherwise ordered by the presiding officer pursuant to §27.24

itself is not integral to and necessary for the production of a product or the providing of a service.

the initial award, unless the Tribe or each member of the Intertribal Consortia can demonstrate reasonable progress towards assuming primary enforcement responsibility within the three-year period after initial award. After the three-year period expires, the Regional Administrator will not award section 1443(a) funds to an Indian Tribe or Intertribal Consortium unless the Tribe or each member of the Intertribal Consortia has assumed primary enforcement responsibility for the public water system

claims; (3) Submit all State cost share payments to EPA (See §35.6805(i)(5)); (4) Assume responsibility for all future operation and maintenance as required by CERCLA section 104(c) and addressed in 40 CFR 300.510 (c)(1) of the NCP, and if applicable, accept transfer of any Federal interest in

(b) You may voluntarily terminate your fellowship by sending the award official written notification setting forth the reasons for termination and the effective date. In that case, the EPA project officer may discuss the terms of the termination with you, and EPA may send you a letter or other document which states any termination conditions. (c) Costs resulting from obligations you incur after termination of an award are not allowable unless EPA expressly

any State or Indian country. (d) The proposal, promulgation, or revision of national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards shall not prohibit any State or Indian country from establishing ambient air quality standards for that State or area under a tribal CAA program or any portion thereof which are more stringent than the national standards. [36 FR 22384, Nov. 25, 1971, as amended at 63 FR 7274, Feb. 12