In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a rule that would amend existing rights-of-way regulations, primarily in order to encourage solar and wind energy development. In addition, the proposed rule would amend regulations pertaining to electric transmission lines with a capacity of 100 Kilovolts (kV) or more and pipelines 10 inches or more in diameter.
In connection with the proposed rule, the BLM requests OMB approval for a new control number that would: (1) authorize the collection of information in addition to that which is currently approved for the BLM by control number 0596-0082; and (2) authorize other new information collection activities.
US Code:
43 USC 1761 - 1771
Name of Law: Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
US Code:
43 USC 1701(a)(9)
Name of Law: Section 102(a)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
US Code:
30 USC 185
Name of Law: Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 58 211
Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
At present, 4,017 responses, and 100,425 burden hours are approved annually for the Bureau of Land Management by control number 0596-0082. No non-hour burdens are approved. The proposed rule would include program changes of an additional 8,256 responses, 34,598 burden hours, and $1,878,992 in application filing fees and processing fees (i.e., non-hour burdens) annually.
Of those totals, the following would supplement the burdens approved for the Bureau of Land Management by control number 0596-0082:
⢠8,232 responses;
⢠34,538 hours; and
⢠$1,748,992 in application filing fees and processing fees.
The remaining 24 responses, 60 hours, and $130,000 in fees would be included in the new control number for other information collection requirements.
A. The program changes that would supplement the information collection requirements currently approved for the BLM by control number 0596-0082 are itemized as follows:
⢠The addition of "General description of proposed project and schedule for submittal of Plan of Development" to the application requirements for (1) Solar or wind energy development projects outside designated leasing areas; (2) Electric transmission lines with a capacity of 100 kV or more; and (3) Pipelines 10 inches or more in diameter would add annual burdens of 20 responses and 40 hours.
⢠The addition of "Application for wind energy testing grant" would add 40 responses, 320 hours, and $480,000 in application filing fees.
⢠The addition of "Application for other short term grant associated with solar or wind energy" would add 1 response, 8 hours, and $1,124 in processing fees.
⢠The addition of "Application for, or request to assign, solar or wind energy development grant outside designated leasing area" would add 14 responses, 168 hours, and $1,260,000 in application filing fees.
⢠The addition of "Application for renewal of wind energy project area testing grant or other short term grant" would add 6 responses, 36 hours, and $6,744 in processing fees.
⢠The addition of "Environmental, technical, and financial records, reports, and other information" would add 20 responses and 80 hours.
⢠The addition of "Application for renewal of solar or wind energy development grant or lease" would add 1 response, 12 hours, and $1,124 in processing fees.
⢠The addition of "Request for amendment, assignment, or name change (FLPMA)" would add 30 responses and 480 hours.
⢠The addition of "Plan of Development for wind energy development lease inside designated leasing area" would add 1 response and 8 hours.
⢠The addition of "Plan of Development for solar energy development lease inside designated leasing area" would add 1 response and 8 hours.
⢠The addition of "General description of proposed oil or gas pipeline 10 inches or more in diameter and schedule for submittal of Plan of Development" would add 5,231 responses and 10,462 hours.
⢠The addition of "Request for amendment, assignment, or name change (MLA)" would add 2,862 responses and 22,896 hours.
⢠The addition of "Certification of construction" would add 5 responses and 20 hours.
B. The other program changes are itemized as follows:
⢠The addition of "Pre-application information for large-scale rights-of-way" would add 20 responses, 40 hours, and $100,000 in fees.
⢠The addition to "Showing of good cause" would add 1 response and 2 hours.
⢠The addition of "Reclamation cost estimate for lands outside designated leasing area" would add 1 response and 10 hours.
⢠The addition of "Nomination of parcel of land inside designated leasing area" would add 1 response, 4 hours, and $30,000 in application filing fees.
⢠The addition of "Expression of interest in parcel of land inside designated leasing area" would add 1 response and 4 hours.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
SupportingStatement.docx
Expression of interest in parcel of land inside designated leasing area