[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 19324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06715]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L14400000.PN0000/LXSITCOR0000/LLWO350000/23X; OMB Control No. 1004-
0206]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Terms, and 
Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy 
Development

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of publication 
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Darrin King by email at 
[email protected] or call 202-208-3801. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, deafblind, 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. 
You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we invite the public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the BLM assess impacts of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand BLM information collection 
requirements and ensure requested data are provided in the desired 
format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
December 6, 2022 (87 FR 74442). No comments were received in response 
to this notice.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again inviting the public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on the proposed ICR described below. The BLM is especially 
interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility.
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware 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 your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    Abstract: This control number enables the BLM to collect the 
necessary information to authorize the use of public lands for solar 
and wind energy, pipelines, and electric transmission lines with a 
capacity of 100 Kilovolts (kV) or more. This OMB Control Number is 
currently scheduled to expire on June 30, 2023. The BLM request that 
OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an additional three years. Some 
of the collection activities require the use of Standard Form 299 (SF-
299), Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and Facilities 
on Federal Lands. OMB has previously approved SF-299 and has assigned 
control number 0596-0082 to that form. That control number is 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    Title of Collection: Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions 
for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development (43 CFR 
parts 2800 and 2880).
    OMB Control Number: 1004-0206.
    Form Number: SF-299, Application for Transportation and Utility 
Systems and Facilities on Federal Lands (OMB Control Number 0596-0082).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses that seek authorization to 
use public lands for solar or wind energy development, pipelines, or 
electric transmission lines with a capacity of 100 Kilovolts (kV) or 
more.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 3,042.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,042.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 2 to 16 hours, 
depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 47,112.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $2,182,302.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a person is not required to respond to a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Darrin King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-06715 Filed 3-30-23; 8:45 am]
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