Proposed rule published by Interior Department on Oct. 12

The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the California Spotted Owl as Threatened or Endangered.

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 Oct. 12

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the California Spotted Owl as Threatened or Endangered
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Mountain Yellow-legged Frog as Endangered
Special Rules Applicable to Surface Coal Mining Hearings and Appeals; Petitions for Award of Costs and Expenses Under Section 525(e) of the SMCRA
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 90-day Finding on a Petition To List the Yosemite Toad as Endangered
Anacapa Island Restoration Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura County, CA; Notice of Availability
Realty Action; Conveyance of Public Land; Dona Ana County, NM
Colorado: Filing of Plats of Survey
Record of Decision; Final Oil and Gas Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Padre Island National Seashore, Texas
Environmental Statements; Availability, etc: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, KS
Notice of Realty Action: Segregation Terminated, Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes
Extension of the Current Qualification of the Designated Nine (9) County “Area” of Oklahoma Federal Coal for “Category 5” Royalty Rate Reductions
Alaska Land Managers Forum
Notice of Rescindment of Special Fire Restrictions and Closures in the South Dakota Field Office, SD
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Notice of Inventory Completion of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY