Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 225 / Friday, November 21, 2014 / Proposed Rules 69387 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 901, 40 U.S.C. 

3103) 

[FR Doc. 2014–27629 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

43 CFR Parts 2800 and 2880 

[LLWO301000.L13400000] 

RIN 1004–AE24 

Competitive Processes, Terms, and 

Conditions for Leasing Public Lands 

for Solar and Wind Energy 

Development and Technical Changes 

and Corrections 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On September 30, 2014, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

published in the Federal Register with 

a 60-day comment period a proposed 

rule, to facilitate responsible solar and 

wind energy development and to 

receive fair market value for such 

development. (79 FR 59021) The 

proposed rule would promote the use of 

preferred areas for solar and wind 

energy development and establish 

competitive processes, terms, and 

conditions (including rental and 

bonding requirements) for solar and 

wind energy development rights-of-way 

both inside and outside these preferred 

areas. The proposed rule would also 

make technical changes, corrections, 

and clarifications to existing rights-ofway regulations. Some of these changes 

would affect all rights-of-way and some 

provisions would affect particular types 

of actions, such as transmission lines 

with a capacity of 100 Kilovolts (kV) or 

more, or pipelines 10 inches or more in 

diameter. 

The BLM received requests to extend 

the comment period of this proposed 

rule. In response to these requests, the 

BLM is extending the comment period 

for 15 days beyond the end of the initial 

comment period. As a result of this 

extension, the comment period will now 

close on December 16, 2014. 

DATES: Send your comments on this 

proposed rule to the BLM on or before 

December 16, 2014. The BLM need not 

consider, or include in the 

administrative record for the final rule, 

comments that the BLM receives after 

the close of the comment period or 

comments delivered to an address other 

than those listed below (see ADDRESSES). 

ADDRESSES: Mail: U.S. Department of 

the Interior, Director (630), Bureau of 

Land Management, Mail Stop 2134 LM, 

1849 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20240, 

Attention: 1004–AE24. Personal or 

messenger delivery: Bureau of Land 

Management, 20 M Street SE., Room 

2134 LM, 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, Bureau of Land Management, at 

202–912–7312, for information relating 

to the BLM’s solar and wind renewable 

energy programs, or the substance of the 

proposed rule. For information 

pertaining to the changes made for any 

transmission line with a capacity of 100 

kV or more, or any pipeline 10 inches 

or more in diameter you may contact 

Lucas Lucero at 202–912–7342. For 

information on procedural matters or 

the rulemaking process you may contact 

Jean Sonneman at 202–912–7405. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339, to contact 

the above individuals. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comment Procedures 

If you wish to comment, you may 

submit your comments by any one of 

the several methods listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

Please make your comments as 

specific as possible by confining them to 

issues directly related to the content of 

the proposed rule, and explain the basis 

for your comments. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are: 

1. Those supported by quantitative 

information or studies; and 

2. Those that include citations to, and 

analyses of, the applicable laws and 

regulations. 

The BLM is not obligated to consider 

or include in the Administrative Record 

for the rule comments received after the 

close of the comment period (see DATES) 

or comments delivered to an address 

other than those listed above (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

address listed under ADDRESSES during 

regular hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, email address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your comment, be advised that your 

entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask in your comment to 

withhold from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Janice M. Schneider, 

Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27639 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 74 

[GN Docket Nos. 14–166 and 12–268; FCC 

14–145] 

Spectrum Access for Wireless 

Microphone Operations 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This document initiates a 

proceeding to address how to 

accommodate the long-term needs of 

wireless microphone users. Wireless 

microphones play an important role in 

enabling broadcasters and other video 

programming networks to serve 

consumers, including as they cover 

breaking news and broadcast live sports 

events. They enhance event productions 

in a variety of settings—including 

theaters and music venues, film studios, 

conventions, corporate events, houses of 

worship, and internet webcasts. They 

also help create high quality content 

that consumers demand and value. 

Recent actions by the Commission, and 

in particular the repurposing of 

broadcast television band spectrum for 

wireless services set forth in the 

Incentive Auction R&O, will 

significantly alter the regulatory 

environment in which wireless 

microphones operate, which 

necessitates our addressing how to 

accommodate wireless microphone 

users in the future. 

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before January 5, 2015, and reply 

comments must be filed on or before 

January 26, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Murray, Office of Engineering and 

Technology, (202) 418–0688, email: 

Paul Murray@fcc.gov, TTY (202) 418– 

2989. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by GN Docket Nos. 14–166 


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