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OMB Control No: 1004-0206	ICR Reference No: 201404-1004-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/BLM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 10/14/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/30/2014
Terms of Clearance: 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.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: 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.

Authorizing Statute(s): 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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1004-AE24	Proposed rulemaking	79 FR 59021	09/30/2014

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: 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.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,040,304

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Jean Sonneman 202 785-6577 jean_sonneman@blm.gov

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