Interior Department publishes proposed rule on Oct. 14

The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 14, 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. 14

Title
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0027 and 1029-0036
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0092 and 1029-0107
Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada
Notice of Meeting, Front Range Resource Advisory Council (Colorado)
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (SCNCA)
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Reconsidered Final Determination To Decline To Acknowledge the Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut
Reconsidered Final Determination To Decline To Acknowledge the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation
Notice of Availability of the Hollister Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the California Spotted Owl as Threatened or Endangered
Migratory Bird Permits; Changes in the Regulations Governing Raptor Propagation