United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2016_register executive 2016-12-17 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f311f6 D09002ee1c7f312e5 United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Bureau of Land Management originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency Through this final rule the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is amending its regulations governing rights-of-way issued under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA). The principal purposes of these amendments are to facilitate responsible solar and wind energy development on BLM-managed public lands and to ensure that the American taxpayer receives fair market value for such development. This final rule includes provisions to promote the use of preferred areas for solar and wind energy development, called "designated leasing areas" (DLAs). It builds upon existing regulations and policies to expand BLM's ability to utilize competitive processes to offer authorizations for development inside or outside of DLAs. It also addresses the appropriate terms and conditions (including payment and bonding requirements) for solar and wind energy development rights-of-way issued under the regulations. Finally, the rule makes technical changes, corrections, and clarifications to the existing rights-of-way regulations. Some of these changes affect all rights-of-way, while some provisions affect only specific rights-of- way, such as those for transmission lines with a capacity of 100 kilovolts (kV) or more. 81 FR 92122 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-12-19/2016-27551 2016-27551 fr19de16-31 RIN 1004-AE24 4310-84-P LLWO301000.L13400000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-12-19/2016-27551 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-19/html/2016-27551.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-19/pdf/2016-27551.pdf Communications Electric Power Highways and Roads Penalties Public Lands and Rights-of-Way Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedures Common Carriers Pipelines Federal Lands and Rights-of-Way 109 p. 92122 92230 81 FR 92122 Title 43 Part 2800 43 CFR Part 2800 Title 43 Part 2880 43 CFR Part 2880 RIN 1004-AE24 Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development and Technical Changes and Corrections; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-27551 III DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management 2017-01-18 LLWO301000.L13400000 4310-84-P 2016-27551 Final rule.

Through this final rule the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is amending its regulations governing rights-of-way issued under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA). The principal purposes of these amendments are to facilitate responsible solar and wind energy development on BLM-managed public lands and to ensure that the American taxpayer receives fair market value for such development. This final rule includes provisions to promote the use of preferred areas for solar and wind energy development, called "designated leasing areas" (DLAs). It builds upon existing regulations and policies to expand BLM's ability to utilize competitive processes to offer authorizations for development inside or outside of DLAs. It also addresses the appropriate terms and conditions (including payment and bonding requirements) for solar and wind energy development rights-of-way issued under the regulations. Finally, the rule makes technical changes, corrections, and clarifications to the existing rights-of-way regulations. Some of these changes affect all rights-of-way, while some provisions affect only specific rights-of- way, such as those for transmission lines with a capacity of 100 kilovolts (kV) or more.

Effective Date: This final rule is effective January 18, 2017. John Kalish, Bureau of Land Management, at 202-912-7312, for information relating to the BLM's solar and wind renewable energy programs, or the substance of the final rule. For information pertaining to the changes made for any transmission line with a capacity of 100 kV or more you may contact Stephen Fusilier at 202-912-7426. For information on procedural matters or the rulemaking process you may contact Charles Yudson at 202-912- 7437. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877- 8339, to contact the above individuals. Communications Electric Power Highways and Roads Penalties Public Lands and Rights-of-Way Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedures Common Carriers Pipelines Federal Lands and Rights-of-Way Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development , http://emp.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6356e.pdf http://emp.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-6408e_0.pdf http://solareis.anl.gov http://solareis.anl.gov/ http://windeis.anl.gov http://windeis.anl.gov/ http://wwmp.anl.gov http://www.blm.gov http://www.blm.gov/ http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/wo/blm_library/tech_notes.Par.29872.File.dat/TN_444.pdf http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/regulations/Instruction_Memos_and_Bulletins/national_information/2013/IB_2013-074.html http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/energy/renewable_energy.html http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/planning/planning_overview/planning_2_0.html http://www.doi.gov/archive/ocio/iq.html http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_6_07_b http://www.fws.gov/ecological-services/es-library/pdfs/WEG_final.pdf http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=longtermrateAll https://emp.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/2015-windtechreport.final.pdf https://emp.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-188167.pdf www.blm.gov Vol. 81, no. 243 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-12-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 862 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-12-19 P0b002ee19310afdf 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19de16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-12-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-19/pdf/FR-2016-12-19.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-19/xml/FR-2016-12-19.xml fdlp 91643 92498 DGPO 2016-12-17 2024-06-01 FR-2016-12-19 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-12-19 81 243