43 CFR § 2862.11 - How does the BLM designate communications sites and establish communications site management plans?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s2862.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 2862.11 - How does the BLM designate communications sites and establish communications site management plans?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2862.11"
section_name: "How does the BLM designate communications sites and establish communications site management plans?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2860"
part_name: "COMMUNICATIONS USES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1733, 1740, 1763 and 1764."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 25965, Apr. 12, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2860"
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# 2862.11 How does the BLM designate communications sites and establish communications site management plans?
(a) The BLM may determine the location and boundaries of communications sites. When establishing a communications site, the BLM coordinates with other Federal agencies, State, local, and Tribal governments, and the public to identify resource-related issues, concerns, and needs.
(b) When determining which lands may be suitable for communications sites, the BLM will consider all factors described in § 2802.11(b). Additional factors the BLM will consider include, but are not limited to, access to the site, existing infrastructure, signal coverage, available space, and industry demand.
(c) The BLM may establish a communications site management plan to guide the development of communications uses at the site. The plans describe the types of communications uses that are permitted to operate at a communications site.