; (B)(i) the lease is issued for the purpose of preventing drainage from the adjacent land and the Secretary has determined that an economic well can be drilled; or (ii) the land is included in a State spacing unit; and (C) the Federal land does not exceed 1280 acres. (2) Requirement A lease issued under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with the applicable land use plan and all other applicable law. (c) Variance process (1) In general An entity seeking to lease Federal land described in subsection (a) for purposes other than the purpose described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) may submit to the Secretary an application for a variance under which the applicant shall bear the full burden of establishing and documenting that providing a variance for the Federal land would— (A) be consistent with decisions contained in the land use plan in effect for the Federal land; (B) affect only areas— (i) with low wildlife, recreation, livestock, and other multiple-use resource values; and (ii) where impacts to those values arising from the variance can be mitigated; (C) optimize the use of existing infrastructure and avoid duplication of infrastructure and disruption of public land; (D) minimize adverse impacts on fish and wildlife habitats and migration and movement corridors in nearby areas; (E) cause no significant effects on species listed as endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) or the habitats of those species; (F) cause no cumulative impacts on air or water resources of concern that cannot be avoided or minimized; (G) cause no adverse impacts on— (i) units of the National Park System; (ii) units of the National Wildlife Refuge System; (iii) areas of critical environmental concern; (iv) components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; or (v) other special status areas, including State and local parks and wildlife and recreation areas