Rule published on April 4 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a five page rule on April 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument and Buck Island Reef National Monument.

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 April 4

Title
Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument and Buck Island Reef National Monument
Notice of Inventory Completion: Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, NH
Dream Lake Dam Management Plan; Lassen Volcanic National Park, Plumas County, California; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) on the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Winter Use Plans for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway
Cancellation of Proposed Withdrawal; South Dakota
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Refined Petroleum Products Pipeline Right-of-Way Across Land in Lea, Eddy, Chaves, Lincoln, Guadalupe, Torrance, Sandoval, McKinley and San Juan Counties, NM; Ector and Winkler Counties, TX
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Florida Manatees; Incidental Take Rule Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act During Specified Activities
Notice of Availability of the Farmington Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, Farmington Field Office, NM
Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Glamis Marigold Mining Company/Marigold Mine Millennium Expansion Project, Humboldt Co., NV
Draft Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Mayhoffer/Singletree Trail, Boulder County, CO
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of Three Additional Manatee Protection Areas in Florida