1004-AE60 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1004 Bureau of Land Management BLM 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Update of the Communications Uses Program, Right-of-Way Cost Recovery Fee Schedules and Section 512 of FLPMA for Rights-of-Way

The BLM is proposing to amend its right-of-way regulations to improve access to broadband communications and update the cost recovery fee schedules for ROW work activities. Additionally, this rule will implement vegetation management requirements to address fire risk from and to power line ROWs on public lands and national forests.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 43 CFR 2800 43 CFR 2860 43 CFR 2880 43 CFR 2920 30 U.S.C. 185 and 189 43 U.S.C. 1733 43 U.S.C. 1740 43 U.S.C. 1763 Yes

This proposed rule would address issues relating to 1) Idle iron by adding a definition of this term to clarify that it applies to idle wells and structures on active leases; 2) abandonment in place of subsea infrastructure by adding regulations addressing when BSEE may approve decommissioning-in-place instead of removal of certain subsea equipment; and 3) other operational considerations.

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30 U.S.C. 185 and 189, 43 U.S.C. 1733, 43 U.S.C. 1740, and 43 U.S.C. 1763.

]]> NPRM 11/07/2022 87 FR 67306 NPRM Comment Period End 01/06/2023 Final Action 12/00/2023 No No Federal No No No No 1004-AE69 Merged with Dominica VanKoten Division Chief, Lands, HQ-35- (Lands, Realty, and Cadastral) 1004 Bureau of Land Management BLM 571 266-9585 dvankote@blm.gov 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe NM 87508