Interior Department publishes rule on Aug. 30

The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Plans and Information.

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 Aug. 30

Title
Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
Injurious Wildlife Species; Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0063
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon Proposed Trust Acquisition and Resort and Casino Project, Cascade Locks, Hood River County, OR
Notice of a 30-Day Public Comment Period To Affirm the Policy for the Standards To Establish the Potash Enclave as Used To Administer the Secretarial Order of 1986 Entitled “Oil and Gas and Potash Leasing and Development Within the Designated Potash Area of Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico”
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Plans and Information