Bureau of Land Management November 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing new regulations to reduce the waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and gas production activities on Federal and Indian leases. The proposed regulations would be codified in the Code of Federal Regulations and would replace the BLM's current requirements governing venting and flaring, which are more than four decades old.
Notice of Proposed Supplementary Rule for Public Lands in the Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit of the California Coastal National Monument in Santa Cruz County, CA
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a supplementary rule for all public lands within the Cotoni-Coast Dairies unit of the California Coastal National Monument in Santa Cruz County, California. The proposed supplementary rule would allow the BLM to manage recreation, address public safety, and provide resource protection on BLM-administered public lands within the Cotoni-Coast Dairies unit of the California Coastal National Monument.
Public Land Order No. 7915; Withdrawal of Public Land for Land Management Evaluation Purposes, Arizona
This order withdraws 2,365.89 acres of public land in Maricopa County, Arizona, from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws for 5 years for land management evaluation purposes, subject to valid existing rights.
Notice of Proposed Supplementary Rule for Travel Management on Public Lands in Montrose, Delta, San Miguel, and Ouray Counties, CO
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to establish a supplementary rule to make enforceable travel management decisions for mechanized vehicles in the Dry Creek Travel Management Plan (TMP) issued December 1, 2009; the Ridgway TMP issued May 10, 2013; and the Norwood-Burn Canyon TMP issued November 14, 2014. The proposed supplementary rule (proposed rule) would apply to public lands in Montrose, Delta, San Miguel, and Ouray counties, Colorado, administered by the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office.
Notice of Application for Permanent Withdrawal and Transfer of Jurisdiction, Wyoming
The Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management (DOE-LM) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior exercise authority under Title II of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA) and permanently withdraw and transfer administrative jurisdiction to DOE-LM of 869.08 acres of public lands and 3,454.39 acres of Federal mineral estate at the Split Rock Site in Wyoming. The public land and interests in the land would be withdrawn from operation of the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral materials disposal laws, subject to valid existing rights, and would be transferred to DOE-LM for long term maintenance and monitoring under a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license as part of the Split Rock Disposal Cell Site. The BLM previously published notice of a DOE-LM application for withdrawal and transfer of jurisdiction for some of these lands and minerals for the same purpose in the Federal Register on April 14, 2008 (73 FR 20062-63). This notice announces a 30-day opportunity for the public to comment on the DOE-LM application.
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Colorado
The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Colorado State Office, Lakewood, Colorado, 30 calendar days from the date of this publication. The surveys, which were executed at the request of the U.S. Forest Service and the BLM, are necessary for the management of these lands.
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Husky 1 North Dry Ridge Phosphate Mine, Caribou County, ID
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS) Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF), announce the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Husky 1 North Dry Ridge Phosphate Mine (Project).
Final Supplementary Rule for Public Lands in the Lower Lake Creek Falls Special Recreation Management Area, Lane County, OR
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon/Washington State Director is finalizing a supplementary rule prohibiting the use and possession of alcoholic beverages in the Lower Lake Creek Falls Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA).
Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; New Mexico
The plat of survey of the following described lands is scheduled to be officially filed 30 days after the date of this publication in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), New Mexico Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The survey announced in this notice is necessary for the management of lands administered by the agency indicated.
Notice of Temporary Annual Closure on Public Lands for the King of the Hammers Race, San Bernardino County, CA
As authorized under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is giving notice that certain public lands located near Johnson Valley, California, within the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, will be temporarily closed to all public use to enhance public safety during Hammerking Productions' annual King of the Hammers desert race authorized under a 5-year Special Recreation Permit (SRP).
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Ivanpah-Control Project, Inyo, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties, CA
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Desert District Office, Palm Springs, California, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to consider the effects of the Ivanpah-Control Project (Project) and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues.
Public Land Order No. 7914; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7549; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land To Preserve the Lemhi Pass National Historic Landmark; Montana and Idaho [IDI-33690/MTM-90527]
This Public Land Order (PLO) extends the duration of the withdrawal created by PLO No. 7549, which would otherwise expire December 26, 2022, for an additional 20-year period. PLO No. 7549 withdrew 1,328.84 acres of National Forest System lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from the general land laws or mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights. PLO No. 7549 also states that an additional 176.45 acres would become subject to the terms and conditions of this withdrawal upon acquisition of the mineral estate by the United States.
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Public Meeting, Thompson Divide Area, Colorado; Correction
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a document in the Federal Register on October 17, 2022, concerning a proposal to withdraw Federal lands in the Thompson Divide area from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights. The document included the date and location of a public meeting that will be held on the proposal; however, it failed to state the time of the meeting.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Measurement of Gas
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Facility Site Security
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Measurement of Oil
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
Notice of Intent To Amend the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan and Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Copper Rays Solar Project in Nye County, Nevada
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State Director intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) amendment with an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Copper Rays Solar Project and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping period to solicit public comments and identify issues, and is providing the planning criteria for public review.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Permits for Recreation on Public Land
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Associated Environmental Assessment for the 1995 Florida Resource Management Plan
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 1995 Florida RMP for the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (ONA). This notice announces a 60- day comment period on the Draft RMP Amendment, EA, unsigned finding of no significant impact (FONSI), and the BLM's proposed area of critical environmental concern (ACEC).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Surface Management Activities Under the General Mining Law
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Idaho
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has officially filed the plats of survey of the lands described below in the BLM, Idaho State Office, Boise, Idaho, on the dates specified below:
Update of the Communications Uses Program, Cost Recovery Fee Schedules, and Section 512 of FLPMA for Rights-of-Way
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to amend its existing regulations to enhance the communications uses program, update its cost recovery fee schedules, and add provisions governing the development and approval of operations, maintenance, and fire prevention plans and agreements for rights-of-way (ROWs) for electric transmission and distribution facilities (powerlines). Communication uses and powerlines are two of many ROW activities authorized under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA). Cost recovery fees apply to most ROW activities authorized under either Title V of FLPMA or the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (MLA), as well as to land use authorizations under Title III of FLPMA.
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