Notice published by Interior Department on Aug. 28

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice and Agenda for Meeting of the Royalty Policy Committee of the Minerals Management Advisory Board.

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 Aug. 28

Title
Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures
Competitive Coal Lease Sale Reoffering; Wyoming
Issuance of Permits for Marine Mammals
Notice of Availability of the Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Selected Actions Taken for Mining Claim Use and Occupancy in Arizona, and the Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact
Public Land Order No. 7280; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land for the Jordan Creek/Bower Cave Special Interest Area; California
Recreation Management; Emergency Closure and Restriction Order, California
Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit to the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Emergency Exemption: Issuance
Availability of a Habitat Conservation Plan and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Basin A Project, Contra Costa County, California
Notice of Proposed Information Collection
Notice and Agenda for Meeting of the Royalty Policy Committee of the Minerals Management Advisory Board
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report on the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, San Francisco Bay/Sacramento- San Joaquin River Delta, California
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Proposed Withdrawal; Opportunity for Public Meeting; Colorado
Public Land Order No. 7281; Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Embudo Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern; New Mexico
Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification; California
Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; Illinois, Stayed
Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program