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Regulatory Capture Assessment

Regulatory capture occurs when a regulatory agency advances the interests of the industry it is meant to oversee. The indicators below track evidence of capture for this agency. According to the academic literature (Stigler 1971, Carpenter & Moss 2013), captured agencies exhibit declining enforcement, revolving door personnel pipelines, and rule-making that favors incumbents over public interest.

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Type	Connected To	Details	Source
issued_rule	Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Statewide Bonds; Extension of Phase-In Deadline	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	North Dakota Reclamation Plan	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Program Review-Subsistence Management for Public Lands in Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Extension of Phase-In Requirements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	West Virginia Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	West Virginia Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Applicability of Federal Regulations Implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	General Reclamation Requirements	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Fee Rates	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Regulating Subsidence Controls for Underground Mines	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Certification and Noncoal Reclamation	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Related to Siltation Structures	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Backfilling and Grading	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Scope of Federal Regulations Implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Prior Balance Replacement Funds	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Prior Balance Replacement Funds	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Prior Balance Replacement Funds	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Minimum Program Make Up Funds	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Grants for Certified States and Indian Tribes	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Prior Balance Replacement Funds	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Not-Warranted Finding for the Okinawa Woodpecker	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Kentucky Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Ohio Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of the Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Regulations, Issued May 7, 2024	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notification of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Submission of Gaming Ordinance or Resolution	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Facility License Notifications	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Operations Conducted Under Notices for Mining Claims	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Eleven Species Treated as Listed Due to Similarity of Appearance	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Expired 1-Year Grace Period for Data Extensions; Corrections	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Restoration of Names That Honor American Greatness; Gulf of America	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Similarity of Appearance Explanation for the Northern Distinct Population Segment of the Southern Subspecies of Scarlet Macaw	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revisions to Regulations Regarding Locating, Recording, and Maintaining Mining Claims or Sites-Failure To Comply	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Southern Hognose Snake	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Wildlife Refuge System; 2025-2026 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Mining Claim Payments; Withdrawal	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
issued_rule	Revisions to Regulations Regarding Locating, Recording, and Maintaining Mining Claims or Sites-Introduction	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Plans of Operations for Mining Claims	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Five Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revisions to Regulations Regarding Locating, Recording, and Maintaining Mining Claims or Sites-Fees	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Not-Warranted Finding for the Northern California-Southern Oregon Distinct Population Segment of Fisher	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Migratory Bird Hunting; 2025-26 Seasons for Certain Migratory Game Birds	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Civil Penalties; 2025 Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 2025-26 Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Montana Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings for Nine Species	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Expired 1-Year Grace Period for Data Extensions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Offshore Distribution Cap Changes	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Virginia Sneezeweed From the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Borneo Earless Monitor	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Offshore Downhole Commingling Regulatory Updates	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Renewable Energy Leasing Schedule	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Montana Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Montana Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revision to Regulations Regarding Coal Management Provisions and Limitations; Fees, Rentals, and Royalties	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Montana Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revisions to the Regulations Regarding Intermittent Energy	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revision to Regulations Regarding Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing; General	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revision to Regulations Regarding Competitive Leases; Expression of Interest Process	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Montana Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revision to Regulations Regarding Oil and Gas Leasing; Stipulations and Information Notices	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Pennsylvania Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Prospecting Within National Forest Wilderness for the Purpose of Gathering Information About Mineral Resources	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revision to Regulations Regarding Approval of Operations; Valid Period of Approved Application for Permit To Drill	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Annual Fees for Oil Shale Placer Mining Claims	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Remove Regulations for Sulphur Operations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Bonding Requirements When Filing an Appeal of a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Civil Penalty; Corrections	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Federal Subsistence Management Program; Transfer of Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Existing Use and Occupancy Under the Mining Laws	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	West Virginia Regulatory Program	Amended an existing rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Surface Protection Requirements	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2025-26 and 2026-27 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Hearings Procedures	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Cross References	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Roanoke Logperch From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding FLPMA Documents	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Mineral Locations Within National Forest Wilderness	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Mining Claim Payments	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Requirement for Filing Statement of Assessment Work	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Production Incentives for Geothermal Leases	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Geothermal Lease Royalty Rate Terms	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Blue Tree Monitor	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Competitive and Non-Competitive Geothermal Leases	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Plans of Operations for Mining Claims	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Mining Claim and Millsite Use	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Plans of Operations for Mining Claims	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding the Disposal of Reserved Minerals Under the Stockraising Homestead Act	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Mining Claim Payments	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Geothermal Leases	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Geothermal Operations Plans and Drilling Permits	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Dwarf-flowered Heartleaf From the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source