In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) (Section 103(c)), public lands are to be managed for multiple use that takes into account the long-term needs of future generations for renewable and non-renewable resources. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to grant right-of-ways (ROWs) on public lands for systems of generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy (Section 501(a)(4)). Taking into account the BLM’s multiple use mandate, the purpose and need for the proposed actions is to respond to a FLPMA ROW application submitted by Techren Solar, LLC to construct, operate and maintain, and decommission a transmission line on public lands administered by the BLM. Consideration of the ROW application would be in compliance with FLPMA, BLM right-of-way regulations, and other applicable Federal laws and policies. These actions would, if approved, assist the BLM in addressing the management objectives in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Title II, Section 211) which establish a goal for the Secretary of the Interior to approve 10,000 MWs of electricity from non-hydropower renewable energy projects located on public lands. This proposed action, if approved, would also further the purpose of Secretarial Order 3285A1 (March 11, 2009) that establishes the development of environmentally responsible renewable energy as a priority for the Department of the Interior.