FS and BLM Energy Documents

Forest Service - Strategic Energy Framework

• Signed Strategic Energy Framework (PDF)
  
  

Wind Energy

• NEW! AGENCY WIND ENERGY DIRECTION
  • Forest Service Manual 2700, chapter 2720 - Special Uses Administration
  • Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, chapter 40 - Special Uses Administration
  • Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, chapter 70 - Wind Energy Uses
  • Forest Service Handbook 2609.13, chapter 80 - Wildlife Monitoring at Wind Energy Facilities
• National Wind Technology Center NWTC -Website
• BLM Wind Energy Reference Resources
• BLM Wind Energy Policy IM-2003-020 (RTF)
• Example - BLM Wind Energy ROW Agreement
  
  

Key Energy Information Link

• Direction on Coordination for Multi-Agency Transmission Projects
• West-wide Energy Corridor Programmatic EIS Center
• Corridors and Rights-of-Way on Federal Lands - Section 1221 Energy Policy Act
• US Department of Energy - Website
• National Renewal Resource Laboratory - Website
• Bureau of Land Management Energy Initiatives
  
  

Natural Gas Pipelines

• FSM 2726.34a Amend 2700-2007-1 (PDF)
• FSM 1530.11, 2002 Interagency Agreement (RTF)
• IM-2003-197 (BLM Instruction Memorandum on processing Interstate Natural Gas Proposals)
  
  

MOUs

• MOU among Federal Agencies to Coordinate Electrical Transmission Facilities on Federal Lands (Oct. 23, 2009) (PDF)
• MOU between USDA, DOE and DOI regarding Energy ROW on Federal Lands (PDF)
• Vegetation Management in ELectric Utility Corridors - June 1, 2006 Memo  (RTF)
• MOU - March 3, 2006 (RTF)
  
  

Agreements with the Western Governors Association

• WGA Interagency MOU on Energy Projects (PDF)
• WGA & Interagency Protocol on Interstate Electric Transmission Lines (PDF
  
  

Fees

• 2009-2015 Linear Rights of Way Fees

• Previous Schedules (RTF)
• ; --Select a Year-- Linear 2009 ROW Fee Schedule (RTF) Linear ROW Fee Schedule - 2008 (Ch. 30 FSH) (RTF) Linear ROW Fee Schedule - 2007 (Ch. 30 FSH) (RTF) Linear ROW Fee Schedule - 2006 (Ch. 30 FSH (RTF) Linear ROW Fee Schedule - 2005 (Ch. 30 FSH) (RTF) Linear ROW Fee Schedule - 2004 (Ch. 30 FSH) (RTF) Linear ROW Fee Schedule - 2003 (Ch. 30 FSH) (RTF)