Proposed rule published by Interior Department on March 26

The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations.

The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Interior Department on March 26

Title
Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program; Pennsylvania Regulatory Program
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule To List the Alabama Sturgeon as Endangered
Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items from Webster County, NE, in the Possession of the University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Royalty Computation of Phosphate Production on Western Public Lands
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales
Closure and Restriction Orders
Cancellation of Proposed Withdrawal; Nevada
Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification; Carson City, NV
Notice of Intent, and Notice of Scoping Meetings and Comment Period; Wyoming
Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission
Bonanza Herd Area, UT; Wild Horse Maintenance; Environmental Impact Statement
Meeting Notice for the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council
Seed Orchard Pest Management Programs at the Walter H. Horning, Charles A. Sprague, Travis Tyrrell, and Provolt Seed Orchards, on Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Clackamas, Josephine, Lane, and Jackson Counties, OR
Indian Gaming
Notice of Availability of the Coquille Forest Resource Management Plan (CFRMP) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the 5,410 Acre Coquille Forest Near the Community of Bridge, in Coos County, OR
Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for Thirteen Plant Taxa From the Northern Channel Islands for Review and Comment
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects from LaCrosse, Wisconsin, in the Possession of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI