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Wyoming Environmental Quality Act ....................

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March 6, 1991, 56 FR
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Prohibitions of Permits for New Hazardous
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March 6, 1991, 56 FR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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Minerals Management: Adjustment of
Cost Recovery Fees

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

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43 CFR Part 3000
[20X.LLWO300000.L13100000.PP0000]
RIN 1004–AE74

Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:

This final rule updates the
fees set forth in the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) mineral resources
regulations for the processing of certain
minerals program-related actions. It also
adjusts certain filing fees for mineralsrelated documents. These updated fees
include those for actions such as lease

SUMMARY:

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renewals and mineral patent
adjudications.
This final rule is effective
October 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may send inquiries or
suggestions to Director (630), Bureau of
Land Management, 2134LM, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240;
Attention: RIN 1004–AE74.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Good, Acting Chief, Division of
Fluid Minerals, 307–261–7633, rgood@
blm.gov; Tim Barnes, Acting Chief,
Division of Solid Minerals, 541–416–
6858, tbarnes@blm.gov; or Faith
Bremner, Regulatory Affairs, 202–912–
7441, fbremner@blm.gov. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may leave a message for
these individuals with the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24
hours a day, 7 days a week.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

I. Background
The BLM has specific authority to
charge fees for processing applications
and other documents relating to public
lands under section 304 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1734. In 2005,
the BLM published a final cost recovery
rule (70 FR 58854) that established new
fees or revised fees and service charges
for processing documents related to its

minerals programs (‘‘2005 Cost
Recovery Rule’’). In addition, the 2005
Cost Recovery Rule also established the
method the BLM would use to adjust
those fees and service charges on an
annual basis.
The regulations at 43 CFR 3000.12(a)
provide that the BLM will annually
adjust fees established in Subchapter C
(43 CFR parts 3000–3900) according to
changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for
Gross Domestic Product (IPD–GDP),
which is published quarterly by the U.S.
Department of Commerce. See also 43
CFR 3000.10. This final rule updates
those fees and service charges consistent
with that direction. The fee adjustments
in this final rule are based on the
mathematical formula set forth in the
2005 Cost Recovery Rule. The public
had an opportunity to comment on that
adjustment procedure as part of the
2005 rulemaking. Accordingly, the
Department of the Interior for good
cause finds under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and
(d)(3) that notice and public comment
procedures are unnecessary and that the
fee adjustments in this final rule may be
effective less than 30 days after
publication. See 43 CFR 3000.10(c).
II. Discussion of Final Rule
As set forth in the 2005 Cost Recovery
Rule, the fee updates are based on the
change in the IPD–GDP. The BLM’s
minerals program publishes the updated
Existing
fee 1
(FY 2020)

Fixed Cost Recovery Fees
Oil & Gas (parts 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3150):
Noncompetitive lease application .................................
Competitive lease application .......................................
Assignment and transfer of record title or operating
rights ..........................................................................
Overriding royalty transfer, payment out of production
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/
devisee ......................................................................
Lease consolidation ......................................................
Lease renewal or exchange .........................................
Lease reinstatement, Class I ........................................
Leasing under right-of-way ...........................................
Geophysical exploration permit application—Alaska ...
Renewal of exploration permit—Alaska .......................
Geothermal (part 3200):
Noncompetitive lease application .................................
Competitive lease application .......................................
Assignment and transfer of record title or operating
right ...........................................................................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/
devisee ......................................................................
Lease consolidation ......................................................
Lease reinstatement .....................................................
Nomination of lands ......................................................
1 The Existing Fee was established by the 2019
(FY 2020) cost recovery fee update rule published
November 6, 2019 (84 FR 59730), effective
November 6, 2019.
2 The Existing Value is the figure from the New
Value column in the previous year’s rule.

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cost recovery fees annually, at the start
of each fiscal year (FY).
This final rule updates the current
(FY 2020) cost recovery fees for use in
FY 2021. The current fees were set by
the cost recovery fee rule published on
November 6, 2019 (84 FR 59730),
effective November 6, 2019. The update
in this final rule adjusts the FY 2020
fees based on the change in the IPD–
GDP from the 4th Quarter of 2018 to the
4th Quarter of 2019.
Under this final rule, 30 fees will
remain the same and 18 fees will
increase. Of the 18 fees that are being
increased by this final rule, 11 will
increase by $5 each, and five will
increase by $10 each. The largest
increase, $50, will be applied to the fee
for adjudicating a mineral patent
application containing more than 10
claims, which will increase from $3,290
to $3,340. The fee for adjudicating a
patent application containing 10 or
fewer claims will increase by $25, from
$1,645 to $1,670. It is important to note
that the ‘‘real’’ values of the fees are not
actually increasing, since real values
account for the effect of inflation. In real
terms, the values of the fees are simply
being adjusted to account for the
changes in the prices of goods and
services produced in the United States.
The calculations that resulted in the
new fees are included in the table
below:
IPD–GDP
increase 3

New value 4

New fee 5
(FY 2021)

$435
170

$437,281
169.699

$7.040
2.732

$444.321
172.431

$445
170

100
15

97.894
13.050

1.576
0.210

99.470
13.260

100
15

230
485
435
85
435
25
25

228.419
482.951
437.281
84.832
437.281
26.712
26.712

3.677
7.775
7.040
1.365
7.040
0.430
0.430

232.096
490.726
444.321
86,197
444.321
27.142
27.142

230
490
445
85
445
25
25

435
170

437.281
169.699

7.040
2.732

444.321
172.431

445
170

100

97.894

1.576

99.470

100

230
485
85
120

228.419
482.951
84.832
122.176

3.677
7.775
1.365
1.967

232.096
490.726
86.197
124.143

230
490
85
125

3 From 4th Quarter 2018 (111.256) to 4th Quarter
2019 (113.043), the IPD–GDP increased by 1.61
percent. The value in the IPD–GDP Increase column
is 1.61 percent of the ‘‘Existing Value.’’
4 The sum of the ‘‘Existing Value’’ and the ‘‘IPD–
GDP Increase’’ is the ‘‘New Value.’’

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rounded to the nearest $5 for values equal to or
greater than $1, or rounded to the nearest penny for
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Existing
fee 1
(FY 2020)

Fixed Cost Recovery Fees
Plus per acre nomination fee .......................................
Site license application .................................................
Assignment or transfer of site license ..........................
Coal (parts 3400, 3470):
License to mine application ..........................................
Exploration license application .....................................
Lease or lease interest transfer ....................................
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale
(parts 3500, 3580):
Applications other than those listed below ...................
Prospecting permit amendment ....................................
Extension of prospecting permit ...................................
Lease modification or fringe acreage lease .................
Lease renewal ..............................................................
Assignment, sublease, or transfer of operating rights
Transfer of overriding royalty ........................................
Use permit ....................................................................
Shasta and Trinity hardrock mineral lease ...................
Renewal of existing sand and gravel lease in Nevada
Multiple Use; Mining (Group 3700):
Notice of protest of placer mining operations ..............
Mining Law Administration (parts 3800, 3810, 3830, 3850,
3860, 3870):
Application to open lands to location ...........................
Notice of location ..........................................................
Amendment of location .................................................
Transfer of mining claim/site ........................................
Recording an annual FLPMA filing ...............................
Deferment of assessment work ....................................
Recording a notice of intent to locate mining claims
on Stockraising Homestead Act lands ......................
Mineral patent adjudication (more than ten claims) .....
(ten or fewer claims) .....................................................
Adverse claim ...............................................................
Protest ...........................................................................
Oil Shale Management (parts 3900, 3910, 3930):
Exploration license application .....................................
Assignment or sublease of record title or overriding
royalty ........................................................................

III. How Fees Are Adjusted
The BLM took the base values (or
‘‘existing values’’) upon which it
derived the FY 2020 cost recovery fees
(or ‘‘existing fees’’) and multiplied them
by the percent change in the IPD–GDP
(1.61 percent for this update) to generate
the ‘‘IPD–GDP increases’’ (in dollars).
The BLM then added the ‘‘IPD–GDP
increases’’ to the ‘‘existing values’’ to
generate the ‘‘new values.’’ The BLM
then calculated the ‘‘new fees’’ by
rounding the ‘‘new values’’ to the
closest multiple of $5 for fees equal to
or greater than $1, or to the nearest cent
for fees under $1. The ‘‘new fees’’ are
the updated cost recovery fees for FY
2021.
The source for IDP–GDP data is the
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, specifically,
‘‘Table 1.1.9. Implicit Price Deflators for
Gross Domestic Product,’’ which the
BLM accessed on July 6, 2020, on the
web at https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/
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Existing
value 2

IPD–GDP
increase 3

New value 4

New fee 5
(FY 2021)

0.12
65
65

0.121
65.263
65.263

0.001
1.050
1.050

0.122
66.313
66.313

0.12
65
65

15
360
70

13.050
358.956
71.804

0.210
5.779
1.156

13.260
364.735
72.960

15
365
75

40
70
115
35
560
35
35
35
35
35

39.162
71.804
117.475
32.642
561.287
32.643
32.643
32.643
32.643
32.643

0.630
1.156
1.891
0.525
9.036
0.525
0.525
0.525
0.525
0.525

39.792
72.960
119.366
33.167
570.323
33.168
33.168
33.168
33.168
33.168

40
75
120
35
570
35
35
35
35
35

15

13.050

0.210

13.260

15

15
20
15
15
15
115

13.050
19.569
13.050
13.050
13.050
117.475

0.210
0.315
0.210
0.210
0.210
1.891

13.260
19.884
13.260
13.260
13.260
119.366

15
20
15
15
15
120

35
3,290
1,645
115
70

32.643
3,289.392
1,644.679
117.475
71.804

0.525
52.959
26.479
1.891
1.156

33.168
3,342.351
1,671.158
119.366
72.960

35
3,340
1,670
120
75

345

344.294

5.543

349.837

350

70

70.032

1.127

71.159

70

19&step=3&isuri=1&1921=
survey&1903=13.

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above.

IV. Procedural Matters

This final rule will not create
inconsistencies or otherwise interfere
with an action taken or planned by
another agency. This rule does not
change the relationships of the onshore
minerals programs with other agencies’
actions. These relationships are
included in agreements and memoranda
of understanding that will not change
with this rule.
In addition, this final rule does not
materially affect the budgetary impact of
entitlements, grants, or loan programs,
or the rights and obligations of their
recipients. This rule applies an
inflationary adjustment factor to
existing user fees for processing certain
actions associated with the onshore
minerals programs.
Finally, this final rule will not raise
novel legal or policy issues. As
explained above, this rule simply
implements an annual process to
account for inflation that was adopted

Regulatory Planning and Review
(Executive Order 12866)
This document is not a significant
rule, and the Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed this final rule
under Executive Order 12866.
The BLM has determined that this
final rule will not have an annual effect
on the economy of $100 million or
more. It will not adversely affect in a
material way the economy, a sector of
the economy, productivity, competition,
jobs, the environment, public health or
safety, or State, local, or tribal
governments or communities. The
changes in today’s rule are much
smaller than those in the 2005 Cost
Recovery Rule, which did not approach
the threshold in Executive Order 12866.
For instructions on how to view a copy
of the analysis prepared in conjunction
with the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule,
please contact one of the persons listed

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by and explained in the 2005 Cost
Recovery Rule.
Reducing Regulation and Controlling
Regulatory Costs (E.O. 13771)
This action is not an E.O. 13771
regulatory action because it is not
significant under E.O. 12866.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act
This final rule will not have a
significant economic effect on a
substantial number of small entities as
defined under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). As a result,
a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is not
required. The Small Business
Administration defines small entities as
individual, limited partnerships, or
small companies considered to be at
arm’s length from the control of any
parent companies if they meet the
following size requirements as
established for each North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS)
code:
• Iron ore mining (NAICS code 212210):
750 or fewer employees
• Gold ore mining (NAICS code
212221): 1,500 or fewer employees
• Silver ore mining (NAICS code
212222): 250 or fewer employees
• Uranium-Radium-Vanadium ore
mining (NAICS code 212291): 250 or
fewer employees
• All Other Metal ore mining (NAICS
code 212299): 750 or fewer employees
• Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface
Mining (NAICS code 212111): 1,250
or fewer employees
• Bituminous Coal Underground
Mining (NAICS code 212112): 1,500
or fewer employees
• Crude Petroleum Extraction (NAICS
code 211120): 1,250 or fewer
employees
• Natural Gas Extraction (NAICS code
211130): 1,250 or fewer employees
• All Other Non-Metallic Mineral
Mining (NAICS code 212399): 500 or
fewer employees
The SBA would consider many, if not
most, of the operators with whom the
BLM works in the onshore minerals
programs to be small entities. The BLM
notes that this final rule does not affect
service industries, for which the SBA
has a different definition of ‘‘small
entity.’’
The final rule may affect a large
number of small entities because 18 fees
for activities on public lands will be
increased. The adjustments result in no
increase in the fees for processing 30
actions relating to the BLM’s minerals
programs. The highest adjustment, in
dollar terms, is for adjudications of
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more than 10 mining claims; that fee
will increase by $50. It is important to
note that the ‘‘real’’ values of the fees
are not actually increasing, since real
values account for the effect of inflation.
In real terms, the values of the fees are
simply being adjusted to account for the
changes in the prices of goods and
services produced in the United States.
Accordingly, the BLM has concluded
that the economic effect of the rule’s
changes will not be significant, even for
small entities.
For the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule, the
BLM completed a Regulatory Flexibility
Act threshold analysis, which is
available for public review in the
administrative record for that rule. For
instructions on how to view a copy of
that analysis, please contact one of the
persons listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above. The
analysis for the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule
concluded that the fees would not have
a significant economic effect on a
substantial number of small entities.
The fee increases implemented in this
rule are substantially smaller than those
provided for in the 2005 Cost Recovery
Rule.
The Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act
This final rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’
as defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The final
rule will not have an annual effect on
the economy greater than $100 million;
it will not result in major cost or price
increases for consumers, industries,
government agencies, or regions; and it
will not have significant adverse effects
on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Accordingly, a Small Entity Compliance
Guide is not required.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism
This final rule will not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on
the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. In accordance
with Executive Order 13132, the BLM
therefore finds that the final rule does
not have federalism implications, and a
federalism assessment is not required.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This final rule does not contain
information collection requirements that
require a control number from the Office
of Management and Budget in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
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rule, the new fees may affect the nonhour burdens associated with the
following control numbers:
Oil and Gas
(1) 1004–0034 which expires June 30,
2021;
(2) 1004–0137 which expires October
31, 2021
(3) 1004–0162 which expires October
31, 2021;
(4) 1004–0185 which expires
December 31, 2021;
Geothermal
(5) 1004–0132 which expires July 31,
2020; 6
Coal
(6) 1004–0073 which expires April 30,
2023;
Mining Claims
(7) 1004–0025 which expires February
28, 2022;
(8) 1004–0114 which expires April 30,
2023; and
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than
Oil Shale
(9) 1004–0121 which expires October
31, 2022.
Takings Implication Assessment
(Executive Order 12630)
As required by Executive Order
12630, the BLM has determined that
this final rule will not cause a taking of
private property. No private property
rights will be affected by a rule that
merely updates fees. The BLM therefore
certifies that this final rule does not
represent a governmental action capable
of interference with constitutionally
protected property rights.
Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order
12988)
In accordance with Executive Order
12988, the BLM finds that this final rule
will not unduly burden the judicial
system and meets the requirements of
sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Executive
Order.
The National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
The BLM has determined that this
final rule qualifies as a routine financial
transaction and a regulation of an
administrative, financial, legal, or
procedural nature that is categorically
excluded from environmental review
under NEPA pursuant to 43 CFR 46.205
and 46.210(c) and (i). The final rule
does not meet any of the 12 criteria for
6 A renewal request for control number 1004–
0132 was submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget on February 20, 2020

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exceptions to categorical exclusions
listed at 43 CFR 46.215. Therefore,
neither an environmental assessment
nor an environmental impact statement
is required in connection with the rule
(40 CFR 1508.4).
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995
The BLM has determined that this
final rule is not significant under the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., because it
will not result in State, local, private
sector, or tribal government
expenditures of $100 million or more in
any one year, 2 U.S.C. 1532. This rule
will not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. Therefore, the BLM
is not required to prepare a statement
containing the information required by
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

did not utilize the consultation process
set forth in Section 5 of the Executive
Order.

PART 3000—MINERALS
MANAGEMENT: GENERAL

Information Quality Act
In developing this final rule, the BLM
did not conduct or use a study,
experiment, or survey requiring peer
review under the Information Quality
Act (Pub. L. 106–554).

■

Effects on the Nation’s Energy Supply
(Executive Order 13211)
In accordance with Executive Order
13211, the BLM has determined that
this final rule is not likely to have a
significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy. It merely
adjusts certain administrative cost
recovery fees to account for inflation.

Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments (Executive
Order 13175)

Author
The principal author of this final rule
is Faith Bremner of the Division of
Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Land
Management.

In accordance with Executive Order
13175, the BLM has determined that
this final rule does not include policies
that have tribal implications.
Specifically, the rule would not have
substantial direct effects on one or more
Indian tribes. Consequently, the BLM

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 3000
Public lands—mineral resources,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
For reasons stated in the preamble,
the Bureau of Land Management
amends 43 CFR part 3000 as follows:

1. The authority citation for part 3000
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.; 30
U.S.C. 181 et seq., 301–306, 351–359, and
601 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 40 U.S.C. 471 et
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 6508; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
and Pub. L. 97–35, 95 Stat. 357.

Subpart 3000—General
2. Amend § 3000.12 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:

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§ 3000.12 What is the fee schedule for
fixed fees?

(a) The table in this section shows the
fixed fees that must be paid to the BLM
for the services listed for FY 2021.
These fees are nonrefundable and must
be included with documents filed under
this chapter. Fees will be adjusted
annually according to the change in the
Implicit Price Deflator for Gross
Domestic Product (IPD–GDP) by way of
publication of a final rule in the Federal
Register and will subsequently be
posted on the BLM website (http://
www.blm.gov) before October 1 each
year. Revised fees are effective each year
on October 1.

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)—FY 2021 PROCESSING AND FILING FEE TABLE
Document/action

FY 2021 fee

Oil & Gas (parts 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3150):
Noncompetitive lease application ........................................................................................................
Competitive lease application ..............................................................................................................
Assignment and transfer of record title or operating rights .................................................................
Overriding royalty transfer, payment out of production .......................................................................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/devisee ..............................................................
Lease consolidation .............................................................................................................................
Lease renewal or exchange ................................................................................................................
Lease reinstatement, Class I ...............................................................................................................
Leasing under right-of-way ..................................................................................................................
Geophysical exploration permit application—Alaska ..........................................................................
Renewal of exploration permit—Alaska ..............................................................................................
Geothermal (part 3200):
Noncompetitive lease application ........................................................................................................
Competitive lease application ..............................................................................................................
Assignment and transfer of record title or operating rights .................................................................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/devisee ..............................................................
Lease consolidation .............................................................................................................................
Lease reinstatement ............................................................................................................................
Nomination of lands .............................................................................................................................
plus per acre nomination fee ........................................................................................................
Site license application ........................................................................................................................
Assignment or transfer of site license .................................................................................................
Coal (parts 3400, 3470):
License to mine application .................................................................................................................
Exploration license application ............................................................................................................
Lease or lease interest transfer ...........................................................................................................
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale (parts 3500, 3580):
Applications other than those listed below ..........................................................................................
Prospecting permit application amendment ........................................................................................
Extension of prospecting permit ..........................................................................................................
Lease modification or fringe acreage lease ........................................................................................
Lease renewal .....................................................................................................................................
Assignment, sublease, or transfer of operating rights ........................................................................

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$445.
170.
100.
15.
230.
490.
445.
85.
445.
25.
25.
445.
170.
100.
230.
490.
85.
125.
0.12.
65.
65.
15.
365.
75.
40.
75.
120.
35.
570.
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TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)—FY 2021 PROCESSING AND FILING FEE TABLE—Continued
Document/action

FY 2021 fee

Transfer of overriding royalty ...............................................................................................................
Use permit ...........................................................................................................................................
Shasta and Trinity hardrock mineral lease ..........................................................................................
Renewal of existing sand and gravel lease in Nevada .......................................................................
Public Law 359; Mining in Powersite Withdrawals: General (part 3730):
Notice of protest of placer mining operations .....................................................................................
Mining Law Administration (parts 3800, 3810, 3830, 3850, 3860, 3870):
Application to open lands to location ..................................................................................................
Notice of location * ...............................................................................................................................
Amendment of location ........................................................................................................................
Transfer of mining claim/site ...............................................................................................................
Recording an annual FLPMA filing ......................................................................................................
Deferment of assessment work ...........................................................................................................
Recording a notice of intent to locate mining claims on Stockraising Homestead Act lands ............
Mineral patent adjudication ..................................................................................................................
Adverse claim ......................................................................................................................................
Protest ..................................................................................................................................................
Oil Shale Management (parts 3900, 3910, 3930):
Exploration license application ............................................................................................................
Application for assignment or sublease of record title or overriding royalty .......................................

35.
35.
35.
35.
15.
15.
20.
15.
15.
15.
120.
35.
3,340 (more than 10 claims).
1,670 (10 or fewer claims).
120.
75.
350.
70.

* To record a mining claim or site location, this processing fee along with the initial maintenance fee and the one-time location fee required by
statute (43 CFR part 3833) must be paid.

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Casey Hammond,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Exercising the Authority of the Assistant
Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 1
[WC Docket No. 17–84; WT Docket No. 17–
79, FCC 18–111; FRS 17035]

Accelerating Wireline and Wireless
Broadband Deployment by Removing
Barriers to Infrastructure Investment
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
AGENCY:

Revisions to certain of the
Federal Communications Commission’s
pole attachment rules were published in
the Federal Register on September 14,
2018. However, that document
incorrectly listed a cross-reference in
one section of the Commission’s rules,
and this document corrects those final
regulations.
DATES: Effective October 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wireline Competition Bureau,
Competition Policy Division, Michael
Ray, at (202) 418–0357, michael.ray@
fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC
published a rule in the September 14,
SUMMARY:

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2018 edition of the Federal Register at
83 FR 46812 entitled ‘‘Accelerating
Wireline and Wireless Broadband
Deployment by Removing Barriers to
Infrastructure Investment.’’ That rule
contained an error in a cross-reference
in § 1.1413(b). The FCC is publishing
this correcting amendment to fix the
cross-reference to prevent any confusion
among the regulated community and the
general public.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and
procedure, Communications common
carriers, Pole attachment complaint
procedures, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements,
Telecommunications.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the FCC amends 47 CFR part
1 as follows:
PART 1—PRACTICE AND
PROCEDURE
1. The authority for part 1 continues
to read as follows:

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Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28
U.S.C. 2461, unless otherwise noted.

2. Amend § 1.1413 by revising
paragraph (b) to read as follows:

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§ 1.1413 Complaints by incumbent local
exchange carriers.

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*
*
*
(b) In complaint proceedings
challenging utility pole attachment
rates, terms, and conditions for pole
attachment contracts entered into or
renewed after the effective date of this
section, there is a presumption that an

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incumbent local exchange carrier (or an
association of incumbent local exchange
carriers) is similarly situated to an
attacher that is a telecommunications
carrier (as defined in 47 U.S.C.
251(a)(5)) or a cable television system
providing telecommunications services
for purposes of obtaining comparable
rates, terms, or conditions. In such
complaint proceedings challenging pole
attachment rates, there is a presumption
that incumbent local exchange carriers
(or an association of incumbent local
exchange carriers) may be charged no
higher than the rate determined in
accordance with § 1.1406(d)(2). A utility
can rebut either or both of the two
presumptions in this paragraph (b) with
clear and convincing evidence that the
incumbent local exchange carrier
receives benefits under its pole
attachment agreement with a utility that
materially advantages the incumbent
local exchange carrier over other
telecommunications carriers or cable
television systems providing
telecommunications services on the
same poles.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–19686 Filed 10–8–20; 8:45 am]
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