Notice2023-06715
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
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Published
March 31, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ddfd1d0c2d5ccc2cdcfdcc2def2f0f0f8f3e9eeddfff1f0b3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eaa8a6a7b5a2bbb5bab8abb5a98587878f849e99aa888687c48d859c">[email protected]</span></a> 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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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