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Department of the Interior

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Regulatory Capture Assessment

Regulatory capture is when an agency advances the interests of the industry it oversees (Stigler 1971; Carpenter & Moss 2013). The counts below are records in this tracker that connect outside parties to this agency. They are context for that question, not evidence that capture occurred.

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Rules issued or proposed

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Type	Connected To	Details	Source
Issued rule	Grants for Certified States and Indian Tribes	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Hot Springs National Park; Use of Thermal Water and Commercial Passenger-Carrying Vehicles	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Sira Curassow and Southern Helmeted Curassow	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; Extension of Comment Period	Issued the rule.	Source
Shaped policy	Rescission of Regulations Regarding Public Access, Use, and Recreation for Four National Wildlife Refuges	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Semiannual Regulatory Agenda	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Missouri AML Plan	Amended an existing rule.	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Shaped policy	Rescission of Fee Rates	Repealed or rescinded the rule.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	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
Employs	Andrea Travnicek (Department of the Interior)	Assistant Secretary - Water and Science, Assistant Secretary - Water and Science (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Douglas Burgum	Secretary (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	William Kirkland	Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Ned Mamula	Director, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Geological Survey (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Katharine Macgregor (Department of the Interior)	Deputy Secretary of the Interior, Office of the Deputy Secretary (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Troy Finnegan	Deputy Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget, Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Jenifer Chatfield	Deputy Assistant Secretary - Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Assistant Secretary - Fish and Wildlife and Parks (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Dustin Sherer	Deputy Assistant Secretary - Water and Science, Assistant Secretary - Water and Science (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Kevin Lilly (Department of the Interior)	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Assistant Secretary - Fish and Wildlife and Parks (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Aaron Calkins (Department of the Interior)	Deputy Assistant Secretary - Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Assistant Secretary - Fish and Wildlife and Parks (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Kennis Bellmard	Deputy Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Angel Demapan	Deputy Assistant Secretary- Insular and International Affairs, Assistant Secretary - Insular and International Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Janel Broderick	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	William Hague (Department of the Interior)	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary - Insular and International Affairs, Assistant Secretary - Insular and International Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Laura Rigas (Department of the Interior)	White House Liaison, Secretarys Immediate Office (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Jacob Tyner	Deputy Assistant Secretary - Land and Minerals Management, Assistant Secretary - Land and Minerals Management (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Brenda Younkin	Deputy Assistant Secretary - Lmm, Assistant Secretary - Land and Minerals Management (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Matthew Luby	Chief Strategy Officer, Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Eva Vrana	Deputy Assistant Secretary-Policy, Management, and Budget, Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Deepinder Uppal	Chief Technology Officer, Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Rachel Borra	Deputy Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget/chief Human Capital Officer, Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	James Lake	Director, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Secretarys Immediate Office (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Scott Cameron (Department of the Interior)	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary - Water and Science, Assistant Secretary - Water and Science (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	David Cleary	Deputy Solicitor for Land Resources, Office of the Solicitor (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Matthew Schafle	Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Karen Budd-Falen	Associate Deputy Secretary, Office of the Deputy Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Michael Olsen (Department of the Interior)	Associate Deputy Secretary, Office of the Deputy Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	James Kelly (Department of the Interior)	Deputy Solicitor for General Law, Office of the Solicitor (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Edward Whalen	Deputy Solicitor for Indian Affairs, Office of the Solicitor (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Warren Hoggatt	Deputy Solicitor for Parks and Wildlife, Office of the Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Damon Hagan (Department of the Interior)	Principal Deputy Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Jodee Hanson	Chief of Staff, Secretarys Immediate Office (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Kathryn Martin (Department of the Interior)	Communications Director, Secretarys Immediate Office (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Gregory Wischer	Deputy Chief of Staff - Policy, Secretarys Immediate Office (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Christopher Danley	Senior Counselor to the Secretary, Secretarys Immediate Office (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Contracted by	Tesla	Tesla received COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (B) from Department of the Interior	Source
Commented on	American Petroleum Institute	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Family Farm Alliance	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	API, NAHB, NRECA, UWAG	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	The Law Office of Andrew C. Bell	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Offshore Operators Committee	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	SIERRA CLUB	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	National Association of State Treasurers	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	New Mexico Department of Agriculture	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	National Association of State Foresters	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	National Wildlfire Institute	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Cross-Cutting Issues	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition (NESARC)	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	GPA MIDSTREAM ASSOCIATION	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Geothermal Energy Association	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Western Energy Alliance	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Northwest Public Power Association	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	America Outdoors Association	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Stone Energy	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	National Rural Electric Cooperative Association	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Western Governors Association	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	ASRC Exploration	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Conservation Force	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Arizona Mining Association	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	SCI Alaska Chapter	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORPORATION	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	California Farm Bureau Federation	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	W&T Offshore	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Interconnect Towers	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	National Ocean Policy Coalition	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	American Wind Energy Association	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Weatherford	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	Conoco Phillips	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	SBA Office of Advocacy	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Commented on	INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA	Public comment on DOI-2017-0003: Regulatory Reform - Request for comments.	Source
Contracted by	Walt Disney	Walt Disney Co received award from Department of the Interior	Source