Rule published on Oct. 13 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered or Threatened Status for Three Plants from the Chaparral and Scrub of Southwestern California.

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 Oct. 13

Title
4.5 Foot Spillway Gate Extensions, Glen Canyon Dam
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items from Oregon in the Possession of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Laboratory of Anthropology, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items from the Pecos Valley, NM in the Possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects from Pecos Valley, NM in the Possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.
Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Notice of Closure of Campbell Tract
Filing of Plats of Survey; Wyoming
Notice of Intent To Amend Plan
Southwest Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule to List Nolina interrata (Dehesa beargrass) as Threatened
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered or Threatened Status for Three Plants from the Chaparral and Scrub of Southwestern California
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered or Threatened Status for Four Southwestern California Plants from Vernal Wetlands and Clay Soils
Extension of Comment Period: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations Regarding Baiting and Baited Areas
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for Devils River Minnow (Dionda diaboli)