; (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; and (H) allow the Federal land to be developed in the public interest. (2) Opportunity for public participation (A) In general On receipt of an application for a variance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (i) promptly notify the public that the application has been received; and (ii) provide the public with an opportunity to review and comment on the application, including any supporting documents, for a period of not less than 60 days. (B) Response The Secretary shall consider and respond in writing to any public comments received under subparagraph (A)(ii) before making a determination under paragraph (3)(A). (3) Granting of variance The Secretary may grant a variance for Federal land described in subsection (a) pursuant to an application submitted under paragraph (1), and offer that Federal land for lease, if— (A) the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a determination that— (i) the applicant met the burden of establishing and documenting that the variance would meet the requirements described in paragraph (1); (ii) offering the Federal land for lease— (I) would not preclude the use of the Federal land for other uses, including grazing, fish and wildlife, and recreation uses; and (II) would be managed in accordance with the principles of multiple use (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 )); and (iii) the variance is in the public interest; and (B) the Federal land— (i) is adjacent to land currently producing oil or gas in commercial quantities on the date on which the variance is granted