内政部拟修订土地管理局公共土地规划规则：1979年旧规将更新、设60天意见期
华盛顿——美国内政部（Department of the Interior）11月5日宣布，拟修订沿用数十年的土地利用规划规章，以削减不必要的繁文缛节、加强与州和地方政府的协调，并加快全国公共土地相关决策的速度。内政部表示，拟议修订将使下属土地管理局（Bureau of Land Management，BLM）的规划流程更高效、更易理解，并与现行法律和机构优先事项更好衔接。
内政部长 Doug Burgum 表示：「公共土地是为美国人民的利益和使用而保留的。它们应当由最贴近土地的人来管理，而不是被华盛顿过时的官僚程序拖住。通过赋权州和地方领导人、砍掉数十年的繁文缛节，我们能更方便地保护自然资源、提高产量，并为美国家庭创造更可负担、更充足的食品和能源供应。」
土地管理局1979年首次制定土地利用规划规章，此后只更新过两次，主要是澄清合作机构的角色和删除过时条款。拟议修订将使规章与《联邦土地政策与管理法》（Federal Land Policy and Management Act）更好衔接，内容包括更新规划术语、删除重复要求，并简化规划流程中已变得不必要地繁琐的部分。
土地管理局局长 Steve Pearce 表示：「现行规划流程太慢、太复杂，还被过时的要求拖累。这些拟议修改将帮助土地管理局更高效地做决策、降低纳税人成本，并改善与依赖公共土地的人群和社区的协调。」
拟议修订还将给予土地管理局在划定「关键环境关切区」（Areas of Critical Environmental Concern）时更大的灵活性。这类区域是需要特别管理、以保护重要价值和资源免遭不可修复损害的公共土地。内政部称，修订将使这类划定「规模适当」，让土地管理局专注于保护这些重要资源，而不是在应当多用途管理的土地上设置过大的缓冲区。此外，修订还将删除更适合放在机构其他规章中处理的特定项目程序，并确保公众意见在规划流程最有意义的阶段提出。
这项拟议规则将于下周在《联邦公报》（Federal Register）刊登，并设60天公众意见期。公众可通过 regulations.gov 搜索编号「RIN 1004-AF53」按指引提交书面意见，也可邮寄至：Bureau of Land Management, Director (630), Attn: RIN 1004-AF53, 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646, Washington, DC 20240。
土地管理局还将举办一场线上公众说明会，介绍拟议规章。说明会定于12月3日山地时间下午5时开始，通过 Microsoft Teams 举行，须提前登记报名；会议将录制并发布在土地管理局官网，供无法参会者观看。（来源：美国内政部）
Interior Proposes Modernizing BLM Public Land Planning Rules Dating to 1979, With 60-Day Comment Period
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on November 5 that it is proposing updates to decades-old land use planning regulations to cut unnecessary red tape, improve coordination with state and local governments, and speed up decision-making for public lands across the country. The department said the proposed changes are intended to make the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) planning process more efficient, easier to understand and better aligned with current law and agency priorities.
"Public lands are set aside for the benefit and use of the American people," said Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. "They should be managed by the people closest to the land, not held back by outdated bureaucracy in D.C. By empowering state and local leaders and cutting decades-old red tape, we're making it easier to conserve our natural resources, boost production and create a more affordable and abundant supply of food and energy for American families."
The BLM first adopted its land use planning regulations in 1979. The rules have only been updated twice since then, largely to clarify the role of cooperating agencies and remove outdated provisions. The proposed revisions would modernize the regulations to better align with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, update planning terminology, eliminate duplicate requirements and simplify parts of the planning process that have become unnecessarily burdensome over time.
"The current planning process is too slow, too complicated and weighed down by outdated requirements," said BLM Director Steve Pearce. "These proposed changes would help the BLM make decisions more efficiently, reduce costs for taxpayers and improve coordination with the people and communities that rely on public lands."
The proposal would also give the BLM more flexibility when designating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, public lands that require special management to protect important values and resources from irreparable damage. The department said the revisions would right-size such designations so the BLM can focus on protecting those resources rather than on oversized buffer zones on lands meant to be managed for multiple use. The revisions would also remove program-specific procedures better addressed elsewhere in agency regulations and ensure public input occurs at the most meaningful stages of the planning process.
The proposed rule will publish in the Federal Register next week and includes a 60-day public comment period. Written comments may be submitted through regulations.gov by searching "RIN 1004-AF53," or mailed to: Bureau of Land Management, Director (630), Attn: RIN 1004-AF53, 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646, Washington, DC 20240.
The BLM will also host a virtual public information session on the proposed regulations on December 3, beginning at 5 p.m. MT, using Microsoft Teams. Registration is required, and the session will be recorded and posted to BLM.gov for those unable to attend. (Source: U.S. Department of the Interior)
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