What did Interior Department publish on Jan. 9?

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Availability of the Draft Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Recovery Plan for Review and Public Comment.

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 Jan. 9

Title
Florida Manatees; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Extension of Public Comment Period
Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation Projects
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Navajo Ten-Year Forest Management Plan, Navajo Nation, Arizona/New Mexico
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG), Notice of Meeting
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Integrated Resource Management Plan for the Spokane Indian Reservation, Stevens County, WA
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Availability of the Draft Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Recovery Plan for Review and Public Comment
Banks Lake Drawdown, Columbia Basin Project, Washington
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Tribal Light Industrial Park, Umatilla Indian Reservation, Umatilla County, OR
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation of Critical Habitat for Three Plant Species From the Island of Lanai, Hawaii