Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development

ICR 201603-1004-001

OMB: 1004-0206

Federal Form Document

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ICR Details
1004-0206 201603-1004-001
Historical Inactive 201404-1004-001
DOI/BLM
Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular
Preapproved 11/15/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 11/14/2016
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
11/30/2019 36 Months From Approved
3,042 0 0
47,112 0 0
2,180,808 0 0

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is finalizing a rule that amends existing rights-of-way regulations, primarily in order to encourage solar and wind energy development. In addition, the rule amends regulations pertaining to electric transmission lines with a capacity of 100 Kilovolts or more, and includes technical amendments and corrections to 43 CFR Parts 2800 and 2880. Some of the collection activities in the final rule require the use of Standard Form 299 (SF-299), Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and Facilities on Federal Lands. OMB has approved SF-299 and has assigned control number 0596-0082 to that form. That control number is administered by the U.S. Forest Service.

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
   US Code: 43 USC 1734 Name of Law: Section 304 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
   US Code: 43 USC 1761 - 1771 Name of Law: Subchapter V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
  
None

1004-AE24 Final or interim final rulemaking

Yes

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IC Title Form No. Form Name
Preliminary Application Review Meetings for a Large-Scale Right-of-Way (43 CFR 2804.12(b)(4))
Showing of Good Cause (43 CFR 2804.40 and 2805.12)
Certification of Construction (43 CFR 2886.12(f) SF-299
Application for a Solar or Wind Energy Development Project Outside any Designated Leasing Area (43 CFR 2804.12, 2804.25(c), 2804.26(a)(5), and 2804.30(g)) SF-299
Application for Renewal of an Energy Project-Area Testing Grant or Other Short-Tterm Grant (43 2805.11(b)(2)(ii), 2805.14(h), and 2807.22) SF-299
Environmental, Technical, and Financial Records, Reports, and Other Information (43 CFR 2805.12(a)(15)) SF-299
Application for Renewal of a Solar or Wind Energy Development Grant or Lease (43 CFR 2805.14(g) and 2807.22) SF-299
Request for Amendment, Assignment, or Other Change (FLPMA) (43 CFR 2807.11(b) and (d) and 2807.21) SF-299
Plan of Development for a Solar or Wind Energy Development Lease Inside a Designated Leasing Area (43 CFR 2809.18(c) SF-299
Request for Amendment, Assignment, or Other Change (MLA) (43 CFR 2886.12(b) and (d) and 2887.11) SF-299
General Description of a Proposed Project and Schedule for Submittal of a POD (43 CFR 2804.12(b)(1) and (b)(2) SF-299
Application for an Energy Site-Specific Testing Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a), 2804.30(g), and 2809.19(d)) SF-299
Application for a Short-Term Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a) and 2809.19(d)) SF-299
Bonding Requirement (43 CFR 2805.20)
Nomination of a Parcel of Land Inside a Designated Leasing Area (43 CFR 2809.10 and 2809.11)
Expression of Interest in a Parcel of Land Inside a Designated Leasing Area (43 CFR 2809.11(c))
Application for an Energy Project-Area Testing Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a), 2804.30(g), 2805.12(a), and 2809.19(d)) SF-299
Request to Assign a Solar or Wind Energy Developemnt Right-of-Way (43 CFR 2807.21) SF-299
Application for an Electric Transmission Line with a Capacity of 100 kV or More (43 CFR 2804.12, 2804.25(c), and 2804.26(a)(5)) SF-299
Plan of Development for wind energy development lease inside designated leasing area
General descriiption of proposed oil or gas pipeline 10 inches or more in diameter and schedule for submittal of Plan of Development

  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 3,042 0 0 3,148 -106 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 47,112 0 0 47,330 -218 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 2,180,808 0 0 2,180,808 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
The BLM estimates this rule will result in annual program changes of 3,042 responses and 47,112 hours. These changes are necessary in order to: • Facilitate competitive processes for certain types of rights-of-way; • Assist in timely processing of applications for solar and wind energy rights-of-way; • Defray the BLM’s expenses in processing applications; and • Discourage speculation. There is one program change due to revisions of the proposed rule. In the proposed rule, a new requirement would have applied to applications for pipelines 10 inches or more in diameter. That requirement (General Description of Proposed Oil or Gas Pipeline 10 inches or More in Diameter and Schedule for Submittal of Plan of Development) was based on the rationale that pipelines, like solar and wind energy projects, would be large-scale projects. Some commenters questioned the BLM’s description of pipelines 10 inches or greater in diameter as a measure for large-scale pipeline projects, and suggested that the scale of pipeline projects is better measured by acreage than pipeline diameter. The BLM agrees, and has decided to remove 10-inch pipelines from the final rule. Thus, the “General Description” information collection activity is not part of the final rule. In addition, there are two adjustments due to revisions of the proposed rule. As explained above, the proposed rule would have required pre-application meetings and an “application filing fee” would have been among the non-hour burdens for that requirement. In response to comments, the BLM revised the proposed rule. Instead of pre-application meetings, the final rule requires “preliminary application review meetings” that will be held after an application for a large-scale right-of-way has been filed with the BLM. The “application filing fee” does not apply to the meetings that are required under the final rule. The second adjustment is that the “Plan of Development” activity development leases has been combined into a single activity for both solar and wind energy. In the proposed rule, the activity for solar energy leases was presented separately from the activity for wind energy leases. The BLM on its own initiative determined that this separation is not necessary.

$2,196,474
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jean Sonneman 202 785-6577 [email protected]

  No

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.
11/14/2016


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