BLM extends comment period on rule to bolster broadband infrastructure and enhance power grid security on public lands

BLM extends comment period on rule to bolster broadband infrastructure and enhance power grid security on public lands

The following press releases was published by the Bureau of Land Management on Dec. 23. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period to Jan. 23, 2023 for the proposed rule to update regulations for the construction and operation of broadband infrastructure on public lands. A notice of the public comment period extension will be published in the Federal Register in early January 2023.

Ensuring that every American has access to reliable high-speed internet service and enhancing the reliability, security, and resiliency of the electric power grid are important priorities of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which President Joe Biden signed last November.

For more information on the proposed changes to the BLM regulations, including how to submit comments, visit https://www.regulations.gov and search "RIN 1004-AE60". For more information about the BLM’s work to put the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to work on public lands, visit https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/infrastructure.

Source: Bureau of Land Management

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