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Notice of Intent Published February 2, 2018
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Background
On September 14, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Land Use Plan Amendment (DRECP), which amended the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan, Bishop Resource Management Plan (RMP), and the Bakersfield RMP in the Mojave and Colorado/Sonoran Desert regions of southern California.
On March 28, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13783, ‘‘Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth,’’ which directs all Federal agencies to review all actions that could ‘‘potentially burden the development or use of domestically produced energy resources.’’ In addition, on January 8, 2018, the President signed an Executive Order on
Streamlining and Expediting Requests to Locate Broadband Facilities in Rural America, which directs Federal agencies: ‘‘. . . to reduce barriers to capital investment, remove obstacles to broadband services, and more efficiently employ Government resources’’ in order to foster rural broadband infrastructure projects.
This NOI is the first step in considering potential BLM plan amendments to ensure appropriate implementation of these executive orders.
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