What did Interior Department publish on Dec. 21?

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

The proposed rule is focused on Oklahoma Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan.

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 Dec. 21

Title
Oklahoma Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan
Withdrawal of Public Land for the Glacier Loop Administrative Site; Revocation of Secretarial Order dated December 31, 1941; Alaska
Withdrawal of National Forest System Land for Aspen Highlands Ski Area; Colorado
Emergency Exemption: Issuance
Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; New Mexico
General Management Plan Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona; Notice of Intent to Prepare Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in the Royalty Management Program
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; New Mexico
California; Notice of Realty Action: Extension of Deadline for Submission of Applications for a Long-Term Recreation Concession Lease in Imperial County, California.
Notice of Realty Action; Modification of Recreation and Public Purposes Classification and Designation of Public Land for Sale; Lyon County, Nevada
Issuance of Exchange Conveyance Document; New Mexico
Notice of Realty Action, Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification, Arizona
Arizona, Temporary Closure of Selected Public Lands in La Paz County, Arizona.
Operation and Maintenance Rate Adjustment: Wapato Irrigation Project, Washington; Notice of Proposed Operation and Maintenance Rate Increase
Final Determination for Federal Acknowledgment of the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.
Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit
Change in Discount Rate for Water Resources Planning
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource Commission; Meeting