Information Collection Request

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

ICR 201910-1004-002 · OMB 1004-0206 · Active

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Form SF-299 Request to Assign a Solar or Wind Energy Developemnt Right-of-Way (43 CFR 2807.21) Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
Form SF-299 Application for an Energy Project-Area Testing Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a), 2804.30(g), 2805.12(a), and 2809.19(d)) Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
Form 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)) Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
Form SF-299 Certification of Construction (43 CFR 2886.12(f) Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
Form SF-299 Request for Amendment, Assignment, or Other Change (MLA) (43 CFR 2886.12(b) and (d) and 2887.11) Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SF-299 Plan of Development for a Solar or Wind Energy Development Lease Inside a Designated Leasing Area (43 CFR 2809.18(c) Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
Form SF-299 Request for Amendment, Assignment, or Other Change (FLPMA) (43 CFR 2807.11(b) and (d) and 2807.21) Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
Form SF-299 Application for Renewal of a Solar or Wind Energy Development Grant or Lease (43 CFR 2805.14(g) and 2807.22) Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SF-299 Environmental, Technical, and Financial Records, Reports, and Other Information (43 CFR 2805.12(a)(15)) Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
Form 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) Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
Form 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)) Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SF-299 Application for a Short-Term Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a) and 2809.19(d)) Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
Form SF-299 Application for an Energy Site-Specific Testing Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a), 2804.30(g), and 2809.19(d)) Form and Instruction Modified Available
Form SF-299 General Description of a Proposed Project and Schedule for Submittal of a POD (43 CFR 2804.12(b)(1) and (b)(2) Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
30 day notice for 1004 0206.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2020-01-28 Repair queued
Supporting statement for 1004-0206 6.24.20.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2020-06-24 Repair queued
60-day notice 10 18 2019.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2019-10-18 Available
PLAW-109publ58.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2016-06-14 Available
30 U.S.C. 185.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2016-06-14 Repair queued
43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9).docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2016-06-14 Repair queued
SUBCHAPTER V of FLPMA.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2016-06-13 Repair queued
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
221423 Request to Assign a Solar or Wind Energy Developemnt Right-of-Way (43 CFR 2807.21) Form and Instruction Modified
221422 Application for an Energy Project-Area Testing Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a), 2804.30(g), 2805.12(a), and 2809.19(d)) Form and Instruction Modified
221411 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)) Form and Instruction Modified
211351 Expression of Interest in a Parcel of Land Inside a Designated Leasing Area (43 CFR 2809.11(c)) Unchanged
211350 Nomination of a Parcel of Land Inside a Designated Leasing Area (43 CFR 2809.10 and 2809.11) Unchanged
211349 Bonding Requirement (43 CFR 2805.20) Unchanged
211348 Showing of Good Cause (43 CFR 2804.40 and 2805.12) Unchanged
211347 Preliminary Application Review Meetings for a Large-Scale Right-of-Way (43 CFR 2804.12(b)(4)) Unchanged
211346 Certification of Construction (43 CFR 2886.12(f) Form and Instruction Modified
211345 Request for Amendment, Assignment, or Other Change (MLA) (43 CFR 2886.12(b) and (d) and 2887.11) Form and Instruction Modified
211341 Plan of Development for a Solar or Wind Energy Development Lease Inside a Designated Leasing Area (43 CFR 2809.18(c) Form and Instruction Modified
211340 Request for Amendment, Assignment, or Other Change (FLPMA) (43 CFR 2807.11(b) and (d) and 2807.21) Form and Instruction Modified
211339 Application for Renewal of a Solar or Wind Energy Development Grant or Lease (43 CFR 2805.14(g) and 2807.22) Form and Instruction Modified
211338 Environmental, Technical, and Financial Records, Reports, and Other Information (43 CFR 2805.12(a)(15)) Form and Instruction Modified
211337 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) Form and Instruction Modified
211336 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)) Form and Instruction Modified
211334 Application for a Short-Term Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a) and 2809.19(d)) Form and Instruction Modified
211328 Application for an Energy Site-Specific Testing Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a), 2804.30(g), and 2809.19(d)) Form and Instruction Modified
211327 General Description of a Proposed Project and Schedule for Submittal of a POD (43 CFR 2804.12(b)(1) and (b)(2) Form and Instruction Modified
ICR Details
1004-0206 201910-1004-002
Active 201701-1004-009
DOI/BLM
Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 06/25/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 01/28/2020
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
06/30/2023 36 Months From Approved 06/30/2020
3,042 0 3,042
47,112 0 47,112
2,180,808 0 2,180,808

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting renewal of a control number that authorizes the collection of information pursuant to rights-of-way on public lands. 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 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

Not associated with rulemaking

  84 FR 55984 10/18/2019
85 FR 5021 01/28/2020
No

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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 Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
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 Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
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 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
Environmental, Technical, and Financial Records, Reports, and Other Information (43 CFR 2805.12(a)(15)) SF-299 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
Application for Renewal of a Solar or Wind Energy Development Grant or Lease (43 CFR 2805.14(g) and 2807.22) SF-299 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
Request for Amendment, Assignment, or Other Change (FLPMA) (43 CFR 2807.11(b) and (d) and 2807.21) SF-299 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
Plan of Development for a Solar or Wind Energy Development Lease Inside a Designated Leasing Area (43 CFR 2809.18(c) SF-299 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
Request for Amendment, Assignment, or Other Change (MLA) (43 CFR 2886.12(b) and (d) and 2887.11) SF-299 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
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 Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
Application for an Energy Site-Specific Testing Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a), 2804.30(g), and 2809.19(d)) SF-299 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
Application for a Short-Term Grant (43 CFR 2804.12(a) and 2809.19(d)) SF-299 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
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 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
Request to Assign a Solar or Wind Energy Developemnt Right-of-Way (43 CFR 2807.21) SF-299 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands
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 Application for Transportation & Utility Systems & Facilities on Federal Lands

  Total Approved 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 3,042 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 47,112 47,112 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 2,180,808 2,180,808 0 0 0 0
No
No

$2,536,025
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Chandra Little 202 912-7403 [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.
01/28/2020