Revisions to the Regulations Regarding Intermittent Energy

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management 43 CFR Part 2800 [Docket No. BLM-2025-0142; PO #4820000251; Order #02412-014-004-047181.0] RIN 1004-AF45 AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (Department) is amending the BLM rules governing acreage rent rate and capacity fee for solar and wind energy generation on Public Lands to effectuate changes required by the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB) enacted on July 4, 2025. DATES: The final rule is effective on August 1, 2025. ADDRESSES: The BLM has established a docket for this rulemaking in the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . In the Searchbox, enter “RIN 1004-AF45” and click the “Search” button. Follow the instructions at this website. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jayme Lopez, Interagency Coordination Liaison, by phone at (520) 235-4581, or by email at energy@blm.gov for information relating to the rule. Please use “RIN 1004-AF45” in the subject line. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Historically, the BLM has set rental rates…