Proposed rule published on May 15 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for the Plants Lomatium cookii (Cook's lomatium) and Limnanthes floccosa ssp. grandiflora (Large-Flowered Wooly Meadowfoam) in Oregon.

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 May 15

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for the Plants Lomatium cookii (Cook's lomatium) and Limnanthes floccosa ssp. grandiflora (Large-Flowered Wooly Meadowfoam) in Oregon
Migratory Bird Permits; Notice of Amendment of Falconry, Raptor Propagation, and Certain Scientific Collecting Permits
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of Comment Period on Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for the Alameda Whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus)
Notice of Availability for the Ray Land Exchange/Plan Amendment Record of Decision
New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for Proposed Lease Sale 178 in the Central Gulf of Mexico (2001)