Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to the 2023 Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule

Document 2026-03476 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Interior in the Federal Register on February 23, 2026. The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), through the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is revising certain regulatory provisions published in the 2023 final well control rule for drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning operations. BSEE is proposing revisions to clarify certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements. This rule would reduce duplicative submissions and provide consistency and clarity of information available for BSEE review. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/23/2026-03476/oil-and-gas-and-sulfur-operations-in-the-outer-continental-shelf-revisions-to-the-2023-blowout.

No. Document 2026-03476 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.