43 CFR § 2809.10 - Competitive process for energy development grants and leases.

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title: "43 CFR § 2809.10 - Competitive process for energy development grants and leases."
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title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
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section_name: "Competitive process for energy development grants and leases."
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# 2809.10 Competitive process for energy development grants and leases.

(a) The BLM may conduct a competitive process for solar and wind energy development grants or leases on its own initiative; or

(b) The BLM may solicit nominations for public lands to be included in a competitive process by publishing a call for nominations under § 2809.11(a); or

(c) You may request that the BLM conduct a competitive process by submitting a request in writing that complies with § 2809.11(b); or

(d) The BLM may conduct a competitive process if it receives two or more competing applications.

(e) Except where an applicant has failed to timely provide information requested by the BLM under § 2804.25(c), the BLM will not offer lands in a competitive process for which the BLM has accepted a complete application, received a Plan of Development, and entered into a cost recovery agreement.

[89 FR 35682, May 1, 2024]