Transcript NATIONAL LANDS TRAINING SPECIAL USES MANAGEMENT UNIT

Seams Steering Group – Western Interconnection
Planning Work Group - July 31, 2002
Western Utility Group – Western Regional Corridor Study
Presenters:
•Gayle Gordon – BLM – (303) 239-3783
•Bud Andersen – WUG - (775) 829-9931
•Carl Barnett – Saddle Mountain Consulting
- (503) 755-2913
•Bil Weigand – BLM – (208) 373-3862
PRIORITY CORRIDOR PLANNING
DISCUSSION OUTLINE
• Western Utility Group – Background Information
• BLM/FS - Background Information
• ROW & Special Use Programs
• National Energy Policy
– BLM ROW Implementation Steps
– Corridor Planning Review
– Priority Corridor Project
• Public Availability & Security Concerns
• Questions - Answers
Acreage Comparison by Agency
Agency
BLM
mm Acres
Surface acres
262
Mineral Estate
Forest Service
700
191
Fish & Wildlife Service 93
National Park Service
84
Army Corps of Engineers
12
Bureau of Reclamation
Totals
9
651
BLM - The Agency
• General Land Office - 1812
• DOI - 1849
• Grazing Service - 1934
• BLM - 1946
• Federal Land Policy & Mgmt Act - 1976
U.S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
USDA - Forest Service
• Forest Reserves - 1891
• Organic Administration Act – 1897
• Transfer Act - 1905
• Multiple Use – Sustained Yield Act - 1960
• Federal Land Policy & Mgmt Act – 1976
• Title V -- Specifically
• National Forest Management Act -- 1976
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Agency Missions
BLM Mission: To sustain the
health, diversity, and productivity
of the public lands for the use
and enjoyment of present and
future generations.
FS Mission: Caring for the Land &
Serving People
STATUTORY AUTHORITIES FOR
SPECIAL USES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY
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Authorities for Forest Service Special Uses:
- Title V of the Federal Land Policy & Management Act (FLPMA)
- Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA)
**PLUS 16 OTHER statutory authorities for
the use and occupancy of NFS lands
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Authorities for BLM’s Right-of-Way Administration:
– Title V of FLPMA
– Section 28 of the MLA
Federal Land Policy &
Management Act
• Multiple Use Management - Sec. 103(c)
• MUM is whatever the land use plan says it is, i.e., the mix
of principal uses that maintains the health of the land
• Public Involvement - Sec. 103(d)
• means the opportunity for the participation by affected
citizens in:
• decision-making
• rule-making
• land use planning
• Public Involvement is critical in development of all LUPs
U.S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Land Policy &
Management Act
 Principal Uses (Sec. 103(l))
livestock grazing
fish & wildlife development & utilization
mineral exploration and production
timber production
outdoor recreation
• rights-of-way
•Title V - Rights-of-Way
U.S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Right-of-Way Authorizations
Are Either:
1. Linear Rights-of-Way
2. Site or Non-Linear Rights-of-Way
The term “right-of-way” includes an easement, lease, permit,
or license to occupy, use, or traverse public lands for purposes
listed in Title V of the Federal Land Policy & Management Act.
BLM ROW Program Data
(ALL DATA AS OF 9/30/2001)
• 86,845 Total Existing Authorizations & Acres
– FLPMA/other:
62,985
-5.7million acres
– MLA:
23,860
-0.25million acres
• Type of ROW - No. – Acreage - Length (miles)
– Power Lines:
12,655 - 490,500 acres - 40,466 miles
– Oil and Gas:
22,665 - 233,000 acres - 38,446 miles
– Telephone:
– Fiber Optic:
– Other Linear:
4,423 - 51,000 acres - 4,200 miles
452 - 17,454 acres - 10,500 miles
45,485 - 4.9 million acres
BLM ROW Program Data
(ALL DATA AS OF 9/30/2001)
• Applications Processed and Grants Issued
– FY 1999- 5,080
– FY 2000- 5,769
– FY 2001- 6,441
• FY 2001 Cost Recovery Fees
– $6.9 Million
• FY 2001 Rental Receipts
– $9.4 Million
– 42,909 ROW Grants Waived/Exempt from
Rent
Forest Service Special Uses
Program Data
• 45,000 Existing Authorizations (Non Recreation)
– Power Lines:
2,750
– Telephone lines
1,400
– Comm. Sites:
4,225
– Other:
36,375
• ENCUMBERING MORE THAN 9 MM ACRES OF
NATIONAL FOREST LANDS
• PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS OF MORE THAN $
150 BILLION
• Rent Collected- FY 2001 - $12,648,000+
– Power Lines:
$1,690,000
USE AUTHORIZATION PROCESS FLOW CHART
PREAPPLICATION APPLICATION
*Adjudication
*Consultation
*LUP
Conformance
*Plan Submission
*Coordination
*Concerns
*Requirements
*Internal Review
*Screening Criteria
*Filing
*Consultation
*Cost Recovery
*Recordation
*Ancillary
Facilities
*Coordination
*Notices
NEPA
*Analysis
*Consultation
*Coordination
*Scoping
*Compliance
*Mitigation
*Alternatives
*Satisfy
Environmental
Obligations
DECISION
COMPLIANCE
TERMINATION
*Consultation
*Issuance
*Stipulation
*Term
*Rental
*Protest/Appeals
*Recordation
*Consultation
*Coordination
*Monitoring
*Mitigation
*Rehabilitation
*Reclamation
*Suspension
*Analysis of
Success
*Documentation
*Recordation
*Consultation
*Coordination
*Monitoring
*Rehabilitation
*Reclamation
*Restoration
*Recordation
TYPES: Notice of Intent, Notice of Operation, Applications for Permit to Drill, Rights-of-Way, Sundry Notices, Permits, Leases,
Mineral Material Sales, and Seismic Activities.
National Energy Policy
• Release of the National Energy Policy – 5/17/01
• Executive Order 13211 - May 18, 2001
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(Regulations-Statement of Energy Effects)
• Executive Order 13212 - May 18, 2001
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(Expedite Energy Projects)
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(White House Task Force on Energy Siting)
• Role for “Renewable” Energy Facilities in meeting
nation’s energy needs
THE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
Contains more than 100
recommendations for addressing
the energy needs of the United
States.
Energy Policy Implementation Tasks
•The FS has identified more
than 25 tasks, while….
•The BLM has identified more
than 40 specific tasks.
Implementing the
National Energy Policy
BLM/FS Actions: NEP Implementation Steps
1. Establish ROW Project Manager positions
2. Provide for additional ROW training courses
3. Develop Policy for siting renewable energy facilities
4. Identify/remove administrative impediments
5. Finalize ROW cost recovery regulations
6. Give priority to energy ROW applications
7. Emphasize ROW planning and corridor
designations
1. Establish ROW Project Manager Positions
• Two national level Project Manager positions
were established in November 2000 to manage
major ROW projects on a bureauwide basis.
• In response to recommendations in the
National Energy Policy, BLM established two
additional positions in May 2002.
ROW PROJECT MANAGERS
• LaVerne Steah – located in Utah State Office,
Salt Lake City
Phone: (801) 539-4114
Email: [email protected]
• Jerry Crockford – located in the Farmington
NM, Field Office
Phone: (505) 599-6333
Email: [email protected]
ROW PROJECT MANAGERS
• Tom Hurshman – located in Montrose, CO
Field Office
Phone: (970) 240-5345
Email: [email protected]
• Scott Powers – located in the Montana State
Office - Billings, Montana
Phone: (406) 896-5319
Email: [email protected]
2. Provide for additional ROW
training courses
• During FY 2002/FY 2003, and in
conjunction with industry, the FS/BLM will
double the frequency of offerings of
technical training courses to agency/industry
personnel
– Managing Major Rights-of-Way
– Electric Systems Shortcourse
– Pipeline Systems Shortcourse
3. Develop Policy for Siting Renewable Energy Facilities
- BLM has worked with Wind Energy Industry in
development of new policy and siting procedures for
renewable energy facilities;
- Interim policy was issued on July 29, 2002.
4. Identify/Remove Administrative Barriers to
Energy Exploration, Development, & Siting of
Energy Related Facilities
• Work with the FERC and other agencies to
minimize duplication in permitting oil and
gas pipeline projects
• Streamlining Environmental Processes
– Interagency Working Group
5. Finalize Cost Recovery Rule
(43 CFR 2800/2880)
• BLM & the FS proposed new regulations in 1999 to:
 Revise Cost Recovery Fees & Procedures
 Adjusts cost recovery fees to reflect cost increases since 1987
 Federal Agencies subject to processing/monitoring fees
 Add Inflation Adjustment Mechanism (IPD)
 Clarify Category Definitions
 Improve customer service by:
 Establishing a customer service standard for timely processing of
ROW applications;
 Adding a “Master Agreement” provision to streamline processing and
administrative procedures with a specific company;
 Adding new provisions to improve the billing & collection of rent.
ROLLOUT & IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
FINAL REGULATIONS
• Publish Final Rule - 2002
• Complete Development of New Agency
Directives (Manuals/Handbooks)
• Train Field Personnel
• Educate Public (applicants and holders)
6. Prioritizing Energy ROW Applications
• Sections 1 & 2 of Executive Order
13212 direct agencies to expedite
review & completion of energy related
projects;
• Section 3 of the Order establishes the
White House Task Force on Siting
Energy Projects to assist agencies in
their efforts to expedite the processing
of energy-related ROW applications.
6. Prioritizing Energy ROW Applications
• Executive Order 13211 directs agencies to prepare a Statement of Energy
Effects when undertaking certain (rule-making) agency actions;
• WO IM 2002 – 053 directs the preparation of a Statement of Energy
Effects for any decision that is inconsistent with the National Energy
Policy. For such a decision, the Authorized Officer must:
• Provide rationale why energy-related use cannot co-exit with other
uses;
• Identify Alternatives considered;
• Identify impacts of decision in regards to production lost, missed
exploration opportunities, etc., & steps taken to offset losses.
Statement of Adverse Energy Impact
Implementing the
National Energy Policy
BLM/FS Actions: NEP Implementation Steps
1. Establish ROW Project Manager positions
2. Provide for additional ROW training courses
3. Develop Policy for siting renewable energy facilities
4. Identify/remove administrative impediments
5. Finalize ROW cost recovery regulations
6. Give priority to energy ROW applications
7. Emphasize ROW planning and corridor
designations
National Forest Management
Act 1976
• Directed Each National Forest to Develop Land and
Resource Management Plans (LRMP’s)
• Principles of Public Involvement and Public
Disclosure in Decision-Making Similar to BLM
• 2000/2001 - Forest Service Revised Its Planning
Regulations
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
• 85 of 127 Forest LRMP’s are Scheduled for Revision
within the next 5 years
Resource Management Planning
• 81 Planning/NEPA Efforts; 47 new starts – FY01;
• 9 new starts in FY02 (plus 24 new plan revisions)
• 21 – Time Sensitive Plans
• New Land-Use Planning Guidance
• H-1601-1/Manual 1601
• WO IM 2002-196
• LUP Decisions for ROWs will:
• Identify “Closed” areas
• Identify “Avoidance” areas
• Identify “Open” areas
• Make site designations
• Make corridor designations
Land Use Planning:
A Management Tool
• Management Plans Allocate Lands and Resources By:
• Establishing Management Objectives, Standards, Guidelines,
and Prescriptions
• Designating Lands and and Resources for Specific
Management Purposes
• Examples: Wilderness, WSA’s, Recreation Sites
• Designating Lands for Specific Land Uses
• Examples:
• COMMUNICATION SITES
• UTILITY CORRIDORS
7. Emphasize ROW planning and corridor
designations - Energy Land Use Plans
• Action: Accelerate the completion of land-use plans
with major energy-related components.
• Status: Incorporating Presidential directives (National
Energy Policy, EO 13212) into the planning process.
(ongoing)
• Status: Removing organizational constraints to ensure the
timely completion of the plans - (ongoing)
• Status: Revise/Supplement each agency’s directive’s system
to emphasize the importance of identifying and designating
utility and energy corridors in land management planning –
(completed–WO IM 2002-196)
• Status: Placed energy-related land use plans on a 2-3 year
time schedule. (Time-sensitive Plans)(completed)
Time Sensitive Plans
• High priority planning efforts that must be completed by
2004 to reflect congressional & administration priorities.
• Plans are driven by:
– Wildfire Management
– T/E Species
– Special Designations
– National Landscape Conservation System
– Recreation/OHV
– Need for Open Space
– Energy Development
Why Digitize the Corridor Study?
• Supply/Demand
• Few hard copies remain
• Congressional Requests
• Public Availability
• Historical Use
• Murkowski Request
Why Update the Corridor Study?
• New Spatial Technologies for
Displaying Information
• Can Become An Effective Planning
Tool and/or
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Decision Tool
DIGITAL CORRIDOR STUDY OUTLINE
http://ncarc.blm.gov/website/wug2
BLM Intranet Site
• Corridor Study Text – By Chapter
• Regional Map – Western U.S.
• Layers: Visible or Active
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Existing Corridors
Agency Designated Corridors
Proposed Corridors
Energy Sources
Constraints
State Boundaries
Water Features
Shaded Relief
• View Features
• Legend; Zoom; Identify; Pan; Find;
Measurement; Set Units; Details
DIGITAL CORRIDOR STUDY OUTLINE
• State Maps – Western States
• Layers: Visible or Active
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Existing Corridors
Proposed Corridors
Agency Designated Corridors
Energy Sources
Constraints
Wild & Scenic Rivers
Land Status
BLM Planning Units
County Boundaries
State Boundaries
Congressional Districts
Cities
Roads
Major Water Features
Shaded Relief
http://ncarc.blm.gov/website/wug2
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State Map
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Corridor Study Enhancement Opportunities
“Old” Corridor Data Needs
• Holder Information
• NEPA Documentation/Environmental Constraints
• Corridor and/or ROW Information
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Location
Type of Authorized Uses
Width of Corridor or ROW
Compatible Uses within Corridor and/or ROW
Digital Maps
“New” Priority Corridors
• Western Utility Group Has Identified Several New “Priority
Corridors”
• Public Availability & Security Concerns
Priority Corridor Criteria
Priority Corridors are those that address:
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Existing transmission constraints
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Active requests (IPPs; current and future demand)
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Existing and future land use constraints
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Physical/Geographical
Socio/Political
Potential Energy Development
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Supply to Market
Priority Corridors have been categorized as follows:
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Level 1 - Potential routes to be utilized in next 1-2 yrs.
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Level 2 - Potential routes to be utilized in next 3-5 yrs.
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Level 3 - Potential routes to be utilized in next 6-10 yrs.
Level 1 Corridors –
Potential routes to be
utilized in next 1-2 yrs.
Level 2 Corridors –
Potential routes to be
utilized in next 3-5 yrs.
Level 3 Corridors –
Potential routes to be
utilized in next 6-10 yrs.
Issues To Be Addressed Within
Land Use Planning Process
• Priority Corridor Attributes
• Construction/Operating/Maintenance Standards
• Scope of Designated Corridor
• Existing Uses
• Width
• Proposed Uses
• Compatiable Uses
• New Uses
• Resource Management Objectives (T&E)
• Vegetative Management Objectives within corridor
Bureau-wide Vegetation Management EIS
Start – Oct. 2001 Finish – July 2003
19 Scoping Meetings – January 22 – March 12, 2002
- Scoping Comment Period ended March 29, 2002
ROW Contact – John Styduhar OR SO – 503-952-6454 Fax: 6422
For further information: www.blm.gov
Other Planned Actions
• Briefings/Coordination/Consultation
• Broad Industry Review – IRWA
• Western Electricity Coordinating Council
• Western Governor’s Association
• Federal Agencies
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White House Energy Task Force/Chairman of CEQ
USDI/BLM Leadership – Field Personnel
USDA/USFS Leadership – Field Personnel
Department of Energy (Solicit Funding)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Solicit Funding)
• Tribal Governments
• Address “Security” Issue(s)
• Solicit “Renewable” Energy Participation
Corridor Planning Summary
Corridors can only be designated within the Land Use Planning Process
“Designated corridors” will:
• Allocate Rights-of-Way for Utility Corridor Purposes
• Help to Streamline the Evaluation and Analysis of Site-Specific Utility
Proposals and Applications
• Provide Industry with Certainty for Infrastructure Planning Purposes
• Mitigate Existing and Prevent Future Transmission
Bottlenecks
• Streamline/Expedite the Processing of
Permits/Projects
• Serve as a Tool for Land Managers to Plan for and Consolidate Utility Rightsof-Way Uses
• “Designated corridors” must extend for entire length, irregardless of
administrative jurisdictions – requires interagency coordination
End Product: Updated, Digital, & Secure
WESTERN REGIONAL CORRIDOR STUDY
IMPLEMENTING THE
NATIONAL ENERGY PLAN
• The Forest Service’s Energy
Implementation Plan
www.fs.fed.us.geology/fseip.pdf
• The BLM’s Energy Implementation Plan
www.blm.gov
Questions??
The End