Proposed Rule2023-00620
Update of the Communications Uses Program, Cost Recovery Fee Schedules and Section 512 of FLPMA for Rights-of-Way: Reopening of Comment Period
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Published
January 13, 2023
Effective
November 7, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
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.
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[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 [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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
[[Page 2305]]
(HQ-630), Bureau of Land Management, Room 5646, 1849 C St. NW,
Washington, DC 20240, Attention: Regulatory Affairs: 1004-AE60.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2d7c2dbdddcd9d7f2d0dedf9cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2742574e48494c4267454b4a09404851">[email protected]</span></a> or via phone at (202) 570-2624 for information
on the rule; or Jennifer Noe, Regulatory Analyst, via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5dfdbdad0f5d7d9d89bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="462c28292306242a2b68212930">[email protected]</span></a> 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
(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]
BILLING CODE 4310-84-P
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