Interior Department publishes proposed rule on May 5

The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of Public Comment Period on the Proposed Rule to List the Pallid Manzanita as Threatened.

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 May 5

Title
Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting
Notice of Proposed Information Collection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request
Grant Availability to Federally Recognized Indian Tribes for Projects Implementing Traffic Safety on Indian Reservations
Notice of Availability of the Draft Conservation Strategy for the Southern Rocky Mountain Population of the Boreal Toad for Review and Comment
Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
Josephine County Water Management Improvement, Fish Passage Improvements, Savage Rapids Dam, Oregon: Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision; Correction
Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen's Protective Act; Petition for Certification of the Republic of Korea; Conservation of Bears
General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Gettysburg National Military Park/Soldiers' National Cemetery, Pennsylvania
Public Land Order No. 7257; Withdrawal of Public Lands for Protection of Pueblo Ruins Within the Ojo Caliente Area of Critical Environmental Concern; New Mexico
Oil Spill Financial Responsibility for Offshore Facilities
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Extension of Comment Period and Notice of Public Hearings on Proposed Endangered Status for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus Hudsonius Preblei)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of Public Comment Period on the Proposed Rule to List the Pallid Manzanita as Threatened