Notice published by Interior Department on May 18

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Atlantic Coast Piping Plover in Massachusetts.

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 18

Title
Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Application
Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Atlantic Coast Piping Plover in Massachusetts
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Criteria for Evaluating Water Management Plans
Refuge Water Supply Long-Term Water Service Agreements
Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; Minnesota
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Arizona
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request
Public Land Order No. 7446; Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Desert Springs Seed Orchard; Oregon
Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification; Wyoming
Notice of Final Agency Action To Take 90.94 Acres of Land, More or Less, Into Trust for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of Indians of South Dakota
Notice of Meeting
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Desolation Flats Natural Gas Development Project, Carbon and Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming, To Conduct a Planning Review of the Proposed Project Area, and if Necessary, Amend Either or Both the Great Divide and Green River Resource Management Plans
Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Pinedale Anticline Natural Gas Exploration and Development Project, and Proposed Amendment to the Pinedale Resource Management Plan
Letters of Authorization To Take Marine Mammals