# 2026-22860: BLM Proposes Updates to Its Public-Land Planning Rules

2026-22860, Revision of Regulations for Planning, Programming, Budgeting, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Interior Department, Land Management Bureau published 2026-11-10, effective Send your comments on this proposed rule to the BLM on or before January 11, 2027. Comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on information-collection requirements should be submitted by December 10, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22860
- As of: 2026-11-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22860
- Title: Revision of Regulations for Planning, Programming, Budgeting
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Interior Department; Land Management Bureau
- Citation: 91 FR 72495
- Published: 2026-11-10
- Effective: Send your comments on this proposed rule to the BLM on or before January 11, 2027. Comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on information-collection requirements should be submitted by December 10, 2026.
- Comments close: 2027-01-11
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1004-AF53
- Last updated: 2026-11-11

## In one line

BLM Proposes Updates to Its Public-Land Planning Rules

## Summary

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wants to update the rules for how they plan and manage public lands. This affects anyone interested in land use plans, giving them a chance to comment by January 11, 2027. The changes aim to make planning clearer and more efficient, with no immediate cost changes announced.

## Abstract

The BLM proposes to amend existing regulations that establish the procedures to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as amended (FLPMA). We solicit comment on all aspects of this proposed rule.

## Effects PRIA read

- Shorter, more flexible public comment periods: mixed, low. The BLM would remove the existing 90-day minimum comment period for draft land use plans supported by environmental impact statements and instead retain a minimum 30-calendar-day comment period when BLM elects to provide one. The BLM may extend that comment period by no more than an additional 30 c…
- New electronic-only protest filing rule: mixed, low. For plan protests, the BLM would require all protests to be submitted electronically through the BLM's NEPA register and received by the end of the 30-calendar-day protest period. The BLM would stop requiring certified-letter responses and instead make protest responses publicly available (generall…
- State/local/Tribal plans must be provided within 45 days: benefit, low. When the BLM requests relevant approved State, local government, or Tribal plans to consider during planning, those governments must provide the approved plans and a summary of prohibited or restricted uses within 45 days of the BLM's request if they want their plans considered in the BLM's plannin…
- Mandatory public notice at planning start: benefit, low. The proposed rule would add a new requirement (Sec. 1610.42) that the BLM provide public notice when it initiates the development, revision, or amendment of a land use plan and request public participation, making planning initiation publicly visible earlier in the process.

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## Sources
- [2026-22860 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/10/2026-22860/revision-of-regulations-for-planning-programming-budgeting)
- [2026-22860 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-10/pdf/2026-22860.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22860 (as of 2026-11-11).