Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures; Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing Act

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Parts 2800 and 2880

[WO-350-2800 24 1A]

RIN 1004-AC74

Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures; Rights-of-Way Under the

Mineral Leasing Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed regulations, extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On June 15, 1999, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

published a document in the Federal Register announcing a proposed rule

to amend its right-of-way regulations by: revising the rent and cost

recovery procedures and policies, adjusting cost recovery fees to

reflect cost increases since the current regulations became effective

in July 1987, and reorganize the regulations to better reflect the

sequence in which BLM accepts and processes applications and monitors

right-of-way grants once they are issued. The 120-day comment period

ends on October 13, 1999. BLM has received several requests for an

extension of the comment period and is extending the comment period for

30 days.

DATES: Submit comments on the proposed regulations by November 12,

1999.

ADDRESSES: If you want to comment, you may:

(1) Hand-deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management,

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.;

(2) Mail comments to: Bureau of Land Management, Administrative

Record, Room 401 LS, 1849 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240; or

(3) Send comments by way of the Internet to: WoC[email protected]. If

you submit your comments electronically, please submit them as an ASCII

file to minimize computer problems and include ``Attn: AC74'' and your

name and return address in your Internet message. If you do not receive

a confirmation from the system that we have received your Internet

message, contact us directly at (202) 452-0350.

You can review the public comments received on the proposed rule at

BLM's Regulatory Affairs Group office, 1620 L St., N.W., Room 401,

Washington, D.C., during regular business hours (7:45 am to 4:15 pm)

Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ron Montagna, (202) 452-7782,

[email protected]. Individuals who use a telecommunications device

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-

800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Dated: October 6, 1999.

Michael H. Schwartz,

Group Manager, Regulatory Affairs Group.

[FR Doc. 99-26615 Filed 10-12-99; 8:45 am]

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