Regulation
Update of the Communications Uses Program, Cost Recovery Fee Schedules and Section 512 of FLPMA for Rights-of-Way: Reopening of Comment Period
On November 7, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule 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 (ROW) for electric transmission and distribution facilities (powerlines). The BLM has determined that it is appropriate to reopen the docket until January 23, 2023, to allow for additional public comment.