Interior Department publishes correction on Nov. 22

The US Interior Department published a two page correction on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The correction is focused on Relief or Reduction in Royalty RatesDeep Water Royalty Relief for OCS Oil and Gas Leases Issued After 2000.

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 Nov. 22

Title
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on Exploratory Drilling Activities in Federal Waters Offshore Santa Barbara County, California
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Palmer Foundation for Chiropractic History, Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, IA
Notice of Realty Action: Segregation Terminated, Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes
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
Establishment of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Research and Monitoring Advisory Team
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Harding Property, Douglas County, CO
Relief or Reduction in Royalty RatesDeep Water Royalty Relief for OCS Oil and Gas Leases Issued After 2000