[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2304-2305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00620]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Parts 2800, 2860, 2880 and 2920

[LLHQ3500000.L51020000.ER0000, 22X]
RIN 1004-AE60


Update of the Communications Uses Program, Cost Recovery Fee 
Schedules and Section 512 of FLPMA for Rights-of-Way: Reopening of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 7, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to enhance the 
communications uses program, update its cost recovery fee schedules, 
and add provisions governing the development and approval of 
operations, maintenance, and fire prevention plans and agreements for 
rights-of-way (ROW) for electric transmission and distribution 
facilities (powerlines). The BLM has determined that it is appropriate 
to reopen the docket until January 23, 2023, to allow for additional 
public comment.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule originally published on 
November 7, 2022, at 87 FR 67306, is reopened. Comments must be 
submitted on or before January 23, 2023. The BLM need not consider, or 
include in the administrative record for the final rule, comments that 
the BLM receives after the close of the comment period or comments 
delivered to an address other than those listed in the ADDRESSES 
section.

ADDRESSES: 
    Mail, Personal, or Messenger Delivery: U.S. Department of the 
Interior, Director

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(HQ-630), Bureau of Land Management, Room 5646, 1849 C St. NW, 
Washington, DC 20240, Attention: Regulatory Affairs: 1004-AE60.
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. In the 
Searchbox, enter ``RIN 1004-AE60'' and click the ``Search'' button. 
Follow the instructions at this website.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Pionke, Realty Specialist, via 
email at [email protected] or via phone at (202) 570-2624 for information 
on the rule; or Jennifer Noe, Regulatory Analyst, via email at 
[email protected] for information related to the general rulemaking process. 
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, 
or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to 
access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the 
United States should use the relay services offered within their 
country to make international calls to the point-of contact in the 
United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comment Procedures

    If you wish to comment on this proposed rule, you may submit your 
comments to the BLM, marked with the number RIN 1004-AE60, by mail, 
personal or messenger delivery, or through https://www.regulations.gov 
(see the ADDRESSES section). Please note that comments on this proposed 
rule's information collection burdens should be submitted to the OMB as 
described in the ADDRESSES section.
    Please make your comments on the proposed rule as specific as 
possible, confine them to issues pertinent to the proposed rule, and 
explain the reason for any changes you recommend. Where possible, your 
comments should reference the specific section or paragraph of the 
proposal that you are addressing. The comments and recommendations that 
will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are:
    1. Those supported by quantitative information or studies; and
    2. Those that include citations to, and analyses of, the applicable 
laws and regulations.
    The BLM is not obligated to consider or include in the 
Administrative Record for the final rule comments that we receive after 
the close of the comment period (see DATES) or comments delivered to an 
address other than those listed above (see ADDRESSES). Comments, 
including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available 
for public review at the address listed under ``ADDRESSES: Mail, 
personal, or messenger delivery'' during regular business hours (7:45 
a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST), Monday through Friday, except holidays. Before 
including your address, telephone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying 
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Background

    The proposed rule was published on November 7, 2022 (87 FR 67306), 
with a 60-day comment period closing on January 6, 2023. Since 
publication, the BLM has received a request for extension of the 
comment period on the proposed rule. The BLM has determined that it is 
appropriate to reopen the docket until January 23, 2023, to allow for 
additional public comment.

Laura Daniel-Davis,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-00620 Filed 1-12-23; 8:45 am]
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