Interior Department publishes proposed rule on May 21

The US Interior Department published a five page proposed rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Amendments to Gas Valuation Regulations for Federal Leases.

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 21

Title
Oklahoma Regulatory Program
North Dakota Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan
Amendments to Gas Valuation Regulations for Federal Leases
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations
Request for Federal Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale for Sand and Gravel Resources
Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Resources Management Plan for Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park; Notice of Availability
Notice of Boundary Revision, Menard Creek Corridor Unit, Big Thicket National Preserve
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting, Idaho
Intent To Prepare a Planning Amendment to the Lahontan Resource Management Plan/Notice of Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification: Churchill County, NV