Interior Department publishes rule on Oct. 7

The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Oil and Gas Leasing; Geothermal Resources Leasing; Coal Management; Management of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal; Mineral Materials Disposal; and Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws.

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. 7

Title
Leasing in Special Tar Sand Areas
Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits
Oil and Gas Leasing; Geothermal Resources Leasing; Coal Management; Management of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal; Mineral Materials Disposal; and Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws
Alaska Native Veterans Allotments
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Preparation of a Supplement to the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Translocation of Southern Sea Otters
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Moxa Arch Area Infill Gas Development Project, Lincoln, Sweetwater and Uinta Counties, WY
Receipt of Applications for Permit
Notice of Temporary Closure for Maryland Point Property, Charles County, MD
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases, UT
Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation, Shasta and Tehama Counties, CA
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Meeting
Humboldt Project Conveyance, Pershing, Churchill and Lander Counties, NV
Consultation on regulations regarding the disposition of unclaimed Native American cultural items excavated or discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990, pursuant to provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
Notice of Inventory Completion: Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the Carson City Field Office Consolidated Resource Management Plan
Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey
Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease