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Competitive Process for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development
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Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding a Competitive Process for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development
Bureau of Land Management.
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to solicit public comments and suggestions that will be used in preparing a proposed rule to establish a competitive process for leasing public lands for solar and wind energy development.
The BLM will accept comments and suggestions on the ANPR until February 27, 2012.
You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Mail: Director (630) Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Room 2134LM, 1849 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20240, Attention: 1004-AE24.
Personal or messenger delivery: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 20 M Street SE., Room 2134LM, Attention: Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20003.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions at this Web site.
For Further Information Contact
Ray Brady at (202) 912-7312 or Linda Resseguie at (202) 912-7337 regarding the substance of this ANPR. For information on procedural matters or the rulemaking process generally, you may contact Joseph Berry at (202) 912-7442. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-(800) 877-8339, 24 hours a day, seven days a week to contact the above individuals.
Supplementary Information
In order to foster the growth and development of the renewable energy sector of the economy and to administer the public lands in a more orderly manner, the BLM believes that a rulemaking is needed to enhance the Agency's ability to establish an efficient competitive process for issuing Right-of-Way (ROW) leases for solar and wind energy development that is based upon the Agency's authority under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
The BLM believes that a competitive process would enhance its ability to capture fair market value for the use of public lands, as required under Section 504(g) of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)), and ensure fair access to leasing opportunities for renewable energy development. This rulemaking would establish competitive bidding procedures for lands within designated solar and wind energy development leasing areas, define qualifications for potential bidders, and structure the financial arrangements necessary for the process.
The purpose of this ANPR is to solicit public comments that will be helpful to the BLM in preparing a subsequent proposed rule, as well as to gather the input that is needed to develop an efficient competitive process for ROW leasing. The scope of the proposed rule will include existing BLM wind and solar policies and guidelines, and terms and conditions of lease authorizations as well as the competitive process.
To help the BLM prepare the proposed rule, the Agency is seeking public comments and suggestions on the scope of the competitive process. See section III of this ANPR for a list of specific questions relating to this topic.
I. Public Comment Procedures
Commenting on the ANPR
Written comments and suggestions should:
—Be specific;
—Explain the reasoning behind your comments and suggestions; and
—Address the issues outlined in the ANPR.
For comments and suggestions to be the most useful, and most likely to inform decisions on the content of the proposed rule, they should:
—Be substantive; and
—Facilitate the development and implementation of an environmentally and fiscally responsible process for leasing public lands for solar and wind energy development.
The BLM is particularly interested in receiving comments and suggestions in response to the questions listed insection III of this ANPR. These specific questions will focus the feedback on matters most in need of public input for the development of the regulations. This public input will assist the BLM in creating a fair and workable competitive process. All communications on these topics should refer to RIN 1004-AE24 and may be submitted by the methods listed under theADDRESSESsection of this ANPR.
Comments received after the close of the comment period (seeDATESsection of this ANPR) may not necessarily be considered or included in the Administrative Record for the proposed rule. Likewise, comments delivered to an address other than those listed under theADDRESSESsection of this ANPR may not necessarily be considered or included in the Administrative Record for the proposed rule.
Reviewing Comments Submitted by Others
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the personal or messenger delivery address listed underADDRESSES, during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality, which will be honored to the extent allowable by law. Those wishing to withhold their name or address (except for the city or town) must state this request prominently at the beginning of their comment, and state a reason for the request. Submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety.
II. Background
Congress has directed the Department of the Interior (Department) to facilitate the development of renewable energy resources. In Section 211 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), Congress declared that before 2015, the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) should seek to have approved non-hydropower renewable energy projects (solar, wind, and geothermal) on public lands with a total combined generation capacity of at least 10,000 megawatts of electricity.
Since passage of the EPAct, the Secretary has issued several orders that emphasize the importance of renewable energy development on public lands and the Department's efforts to achieve the goal Congress established in Section 211 of the EPAct. The most recent Secretarial Order 3285A1, "Renewable Energy Development by the Department of the Interior," was issued in February 2010 by Secretary Ken Salazar. The Order established the development of renewable energy on public lands as one of the Department's highest priorities.
The FLPMA provides comprehensive authority and guidelines for the administration and protection of the public lands and their resources, and directs that the public lands be managed "on the basis of multiple use and sustained yield" (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(7)). One of the principal or major uses defined by FLPMA includes the issuance of ROWs on public lands. The FLPMA also mandates that "the United States receive fair market value of the use of the public lands and their resources unless otherwise provided for by statute" (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9)).
Competitive Right-of-Way Procedures
Title V of FLPMA authorizes the BLM to issue ROWs for electric generation systems on the public lands (including solar and wind energy generation systems). Title V includes the authority to issue a ROW easement, lease, permit, or license as defined by Section 103(f) of FLPMA.
In June 2005, the BLM completed the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on Wind Energy Development relating to the authorization of wind energy projects on public lands. This Final PEIS provided an analysis of the environmental impact of the development of wind energy projects on public lands in the West and identified approximately 20.6 million acres of BLM public lands with wind energy development potential. However, the Final PEIS did not identify wind energy development leasing areas.
On December 17, 2010, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy as co-lead agencies published the Draft PEIS for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States. The Draft Solar PEIS assessed the environmental, social, and economic impacts associated with solar energy development on public lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah (http://solareis.anl.gov). Under the Preferred Alternative identified in the Draft Solar PEIS, the BLM would establish Solar Energy Zones (SEZs), which are areas that have been identified as the most appropriate for development because they contain the highest solar energy potential and fewest environmental and resource conflicts. The BLM included in the Draft Solar PEIS an option to offer lands within SEZs on a competitive basis. This option is further discussed in the Supplement to the Draft Solar PEIS published on October 28, 2011 (http://solareis.anl.gov). The designation of any SEZs for solar development would be made final upon the approval of a Record of Decision, following completion of a final EIS. Additional solar energy development leasing areas could also be identified and designated in the future through other BLM land use planning efforts.
The FLPMA does not limit the term of a solar or wind energy ROW lease. In accordance with Title V of FLPMA and the BLM's existing ROW regulations, a solar or wind energy ROW authorization is limited to a "reasonable term" (43 U.S.C. 1764(b) and 43 CFR 2805.11(b)). The regulations further articulate a number of factors that the BLM considers in determining a reasonable term, including the overall costs and useful life of the project. Most major ROW authorizations also include provisions for renewal of the authorization consistent with the provisions of the existing regulations (43 CFR 2805.15(d) and 2807.22). The BLM has established policies related to terms for current solar and wind energy authorizations, but it believes a rule would help further clarify the term of solar and wind energy leasing.
Due to the substantial investments required for typical solar or wind energy projects and the projected life of these facilities (generally in excess of 20 years), it is in the public interest to provide for a term for solar or wind energy ROW leases that would allow a reasonable period of time for construction, development, and continued operations of sufficient duration to make projects economically feasible. In addition, many Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the purchase of electricity generated from solar or wind energy facilities are for terms of 20 years or longer. The BLM currently issues all solar energy ROW authorizations for a term not to exceed 30 years. A wind energy development authorization is generally for a term of 25-30 years.
The existing ROW regulations (43 CFR 2804.23) provide authority for conducting a competitive process but only to resolve competing applications for the same facility or system. For public lands outside of designated solar or wind energy development leasing areas, the BLM expects to continue to use this existing regulatory authority.
The BLM believes a rulemaking would help to establish a more comprehensive and efficient competitive process for public lands with designated solar and wind energy development leasing areas. Thisrulemaking would provide the authority to offer lands through a nomination and competitive process instead of simply through an application process. The new regulations could include the following provisions for leasing within designated solar or wind energy development leasing areas.
In order to facilitate the efficient development of solar and wind energy within designated energy development leasing areas, the BLM would include a requirement in each ROW lease that the holder submit a POD within a specified period of time and begin construction within the approved timeframes. Each ROW lease would also include terms and conditions requiring the holder to maintain all facilities in accordance with the design standards in the approved POD. There are no specific provisions in the existing regulations regarding such diligent development requirements and the BLM believes a rule would help further define the due diligence development requirements for competitive solar and wind energy leases.
The BLM also would require that a minimum performance bond be provided for all competitive solar and wind energy ROW leases to ensure compliance with the provisions of the regulations and the terms and conditions of the lease. The BLM believes a rule would be appropriate for defining the performance bonding requirements for competitive solar and wind energy leases.
III. Description of the Information Requested
The BLM is particularly interested in receiving comments on the following questions relating to regulations for a competitive process for solar and wind energy development on the public lands:
1. How should a competitive process be structured for leasing lands within designated solar or wind energy development leasing areas?
2. Should a competitive leasing process be implemented for public lands outside of designated solar or wind energy development leasing areas? If so, how should such a competitive leasing process be structured?
3. What competitive bidding procedures should the BLM adopt?
4. What is the appropriate term for a competitive solar energy ROW lease?
5. What is the appropriate term for a competitive wind energy ROW lease?
6. Should nomination fees be established for the competitive process? If so, how should the fees be determined?
7. How should the bidding process for competitive solar and wind energy ROW leases be structured to ensure receipt of fair market value?
8. Should a standard performance bond be required for competitive solar and wind energy ROW leases and how should the bond amount be determined?
9. What diligent development requirements should be included in competitive solar and wind energy ROW leases?
The BLM is also interested in receiving any other comments regarding the content and structure of the competitive process for solar and wind energy development. Because this discussion is specifically focused on the development of the competitive process, comments are not being requested regarding solar or wind energy environmental issues.
Marcilynn A. Burke,
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Land and Minerals Management.
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He added, "Because my family & I haven't been forthcoming with personal information, people are quick to paint negative pictures and spread rumours...For the record I NEVER have, nor will I make a statement regarding my marriage."
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So to see false reports in the media stating otherwise is absurd! While I would like to remain silent I can no longer allow this to happen.— Nick Cannon (@NickCannon) September 3, 2014
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"This draft in particular - nobody had any idea where they would go," the All-American from The Farm admits. "I was sitting in my hotel room the last two days just dying inside. All the trades and everything. But I'm happy that I'm going to the Hawks."
While many of the debates surrounding Childress' NBA future have compared him to other forwards in the pros, he made a proclamation just minutes after his selection that might have surprised some. Though the public record will show him as the top small forward taken tonight in the Draft (ahead of Luol Deng, Luke Jackson and Josh Smith) he says he is something else...
"I'm a two-guard. I feel I've always been a two-guard and think that's my natural position," he opines.
Taken with the #6 pick in this draft, Childress now holds the torch as the highest drafted player in Stanford history. Stanford center Rich Kelley previously held that honor with his #7 selection by the New Orleans Jazz in 1975.
Josh Childress missed the first nine games of the season with a stress reaction in his foot, and he did not start until the fourth week of Pac-10 play. But he earned every First Team All-American honor with his play when he was healthy. The long and athletic forward averaged 15.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He did not take over every game he played, but he delivered some incredible memories in several contests for the #1-ranked Cardinal this year, including a 36-point domination at USC that will be talked about for ages by Stanford fans.
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As the debate rages on concerning whom the Buffalo Bills should take with the ninth overall pick in May, the Bills coaching staff converged on Indianapolis for the NFL combine last weekend.
Many of the top prospects in the upcoming draft cemented their status as freak athletes and sure-fire future millionaires, but several late-round talents had under-the-radar performances, which could boost their draft stock.
The Bills draft plan in Doug Marrone's and Doug Whaley's second years will shake out after settling on which position to focus on in the first round. Receiver and guard are huge needs, but with the talent overflowing into the middle rounds, the Bills could afford to be patient.
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John B. "J.B." Alleman, 68
Rayne—Funeral services for John B. "J.B." Alleman, 68, of Rayne will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in Duhon Funeral Home Chapel, Rayne. Deacon Dan Besse will officiate. Interment will follow in Abshire Cemetery, Kaplan.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 10:00 A.M. until 10:00 P.M. in Duhon Funeral Home, Rayne, with a rosary being recited at 6:00 P.M. Visitation will continue on Wednesday from 8:00 A.M. until service time in the funeral home.
Mr. Alleman passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014 in his Rayne residence.
A longtime resident of Duson, Mr. Alleman had lived in Rayne for only a few months. He worked in the oilfield for many years, and was a member of the Catholic faith.
Survivors include his wife, Delores Michaud Alleman of Rayne; daughter, Melissa Alleman of Rayne; son, Wilfred Menard, Sr. of Crowley; grandsons, Wilfred Menard, Jr. and Brandon Menard; sisters, Shirley Rose Broussard of Duson, and Shirley Ann Romero of Lafayette; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Preceding Mr. Alleman in death were his parents, Cleodice Alleman and Theresa Leger Alleman; and son, Kendal Alleman.
The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the family to help offset final expenses.
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Fort Morgan gives visitors a chance to step back into history every day of the year, but in June and July, you can stop by in the evenings for an extra-special historical treat - a candlelight tour through the many batteries and barracks of this fort.
Throughout the 19th century, soldiers traversed the dark chambers and steep stairways throughout Fort Morgan at all hours of the day, protecting Mobile Bay during the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Later, in the 20th century, the fort was used as a training base during World War I and guarded valuable U.S. territory during World War II. Although no military members traverse these grounds any longer, you have a chance to see the fort through their eyes when you visit Fort Morgan.
Conveniently located near Fort Morgan beach houses, the actual "Guardian on the Bay" has an active living history program, which puts on a number of events throughout the year, including an annual reenactment of the fort's famous Battle of Mobile Bay during the Civil War. In the evenings during June and July, families can enjoy Candlelight Tours of the fort.
These one-hour tours begin on the grounds at 7 p.m. each Tuesday for the months of June and July, and give visitors a glimpse into what evenings were like for Confederate and U.S. troops over the centuries. Re-enactors dressed in period wear guide you through the fort, either speaking directly to you about the events that occurred there, or talking to each other as though it were 1861, allowing you to "eavesdrop" into a Confederate soldier's life to learn more about the time period.
Although the point of the tour is to immerse yourself in history, you will want to bring some modern-day items to make the tour a bit more enjoyable. Your guides will be using candles to provide an accurate portrayal of the time, but visitors are encouraged to bring flashlights to help with the trek back to cars once the tour is over. You may also want to bring or wear insect repellent. In the fort's early days, soldiers had to deal with these pesky bugs just as much as we do now, but today's luxury of bug spray is one you will appreciate while you're learning about the region's rich history.
The weekly Candlelight Tours are a fantastic feature at this historical site, but you may also want to stop by during the day sometime to explore the entire place, especially when you are staying so close in Fort Morgan condos and houses. Pick up a pamphlet before you park and take yourself on a self-guided tour of the fort. There are a number of posts with numbers on them throughout the property, and the numbers correspond with a description in the pamphlet. When you see these posts, open up your literature and learn about the fort's powder magazines, cisterns, bastions and many batteries.
Once you've explored the fort, you may also want to enjoy a picnic or a stroll on the beach that borders the fort. From here, you can look across and almost see the Alabama mainland. The ferry terminal to Dauphin Island is also nearby if you'd like to extend the day's adventure even further.
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Get to know the heroes of America at the Battleship USS Alabama
It won't take long for you to realize you've just stepped aboard a significant piece of history at the Battleship USS Alabama, which served as a military vessel during World War II. Plan to spend a full day with your family viewing the battleship, the submarine USS Drum, and numerous airplanes at Battleship Memorial Park.
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Take a trip back in time on a biplane ride
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Explore the forts of the Gulf Islands National Seashore
The Perdido Key area is home to the Gulf Islands National Seashore. In addition to showing off the best of the area's natural beauty, it also showcases some fascinating nuggets of American history that history buffs are sure to love.
Fort Morgan: Gulf Coast vacation destination for history buffs
Looking to soak up some history as well as some sun while vacationing in the Gulf Shores region? Fort Morgan is a family-friendly destination that is steeped in military and U.S. history. Best of all, the grounds are located minutes from your Fort Morgan vacation rental.
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Birds you can spot at Bon Secour this summer
If you are staying in Fort Morgan rentals this summer, you have easy access to one of the best birding spots on the coast: Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. While hundreds of birds fly through this region each year, here are a few species you're sure to see there during the summer.
Cruise across the Alabama coastline on your vacation
There are dozens of places to explore along the Gulf Coast, and Perdido Key can be a great place to start your road trip adventure.
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Behold the year-round blooms of Bellingrath Gardens
Following a few days on the Alabama beaches, you and your children may want to change up the pace of your vacation by taking a leisurely stroll through the area's most historic gardens.
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Explore the essence of the coast at the Gulf Shores Museum
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