Interior Department publishes proposed rule on April 2

The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: New 12-month Finding for a Petition to List the Utah Wasatch Front and West Desert Populations of Spotted Frog.

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 April 2

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: New 12-month Finding for a Petition to List the Utah Wasatch Front and West Desert Populations of Spotted Frog
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Reclassification of Four Candidate Taxa: Pediocactus Paradinei (Kaibab Plains Cactus), Castilleja Elongata (Tall Paintbrush), Dalea Tentaculoides (Gentry's Indigobush), and Astragalus Oophorus var. Clokeyanus (Clokey's Eggvetch)
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request
Intent To Amend the California Desert Conservation Area; El Centro Resource Area, CDD, CA
New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reclassification From Endangered to Threatened Status for the Mariana Friut Bat From Guam, and Proposed Threatened Status for the Mariana Fruit Bat From the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands