Public comment

The Bureau of Land Management is looking for community feedback about leases for public solar and wind development projects. The press release states, “The BLM believes such a process would help ensure fair access to leasing opportunities for renewable energy development and capture fair market value for the use of public lands, as required under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Existing regulations limit the competitive process to procedures for responding to overlapping right-of-way applications. The BLM is seeking input on how best to offer public lands through a nomination and competitive process instead of just by right-of-way application.”

To submit a comment, visit www.regulations.gov. The comment period closes on Feb. 27.