Interior Department publishes proposed rule on Oct. 10

The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth.

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. 10

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Four Vernal Pool Crustaceans and Eleven Vernal Pool Plants in California and Southern Oregon
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species From the Island of Oahu, HI
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth
Environmental Assessment and Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Multiple Species Conservation Program, Chula Vista, CA
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, and in the Control of the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item in the Possession of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of California State University, Bakersfield, CA
Fire Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items in the Possession of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI
Notice of Inventory Completion for Human Remains in the Possession of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI
Colorado: Filing of Plats of Survey
Klamath Provincial Advisory Committee
Notice of Availability, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan