Requirements for Site Security and Production Handling; Applying for Commingling and Allocation Approval

Document 2026-01926 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Interior in the Federal Register on January 30, 2026. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to revise its regulations governing site security and production handling and commingling applications to reflect Congress's direction in section 50101(d)(3) of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBB) and policy direction in Executive Orders (E.O.s) entitled, Unleashing American Energy and Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory Initiative and policy guidance in Secretary's Order (S.O.) 3418, entitled, Unleashing American Energy. The BLM is proposing to revise the regulations to allow for commingling of production more broadly to promote oil and gas production on Federal, Indian, private and State lands. Commingling of production can reduce an operator's cost which could extend the economic life of a well, thereby allowing the operator to continue producing from a well that might otherwise be abandoned. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/30/2026-01926/requirements-for-site-security-and-production-handling-applying-for-commingling-and-allocation.

No. Document 2026-01926 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.