Interior Department publishes notice on Feb. 13

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI).

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 Feb. 13

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Berberis nevinii (Nevin's barberry)
Second Meeting of the Big Cypress National Preserve Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Advisory Committee
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Meeting
Notice of Utah's Recreation Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Eastern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 224
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Central Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 206
Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI)
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
Office of the Secretary; Notice of Renewal of the Advisory Committee on Water Information Charter.
Recovery Plan for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana)
Privacy Act of 1974; Amendments to Existing Systems of Records
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge
Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Saint Louis Science Center, Saint Louis, MO
Change of Use for the Waterway Between Smittle Creek Day Use Area, Oak Shores Day Use Area, and Big Island at Lake Berryessa, Napa, CA
Change of Use for the Mark Twain Recreation Area Lake Access, New Melones Lake, Tuolumne County, CA
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Nomination Solicitation
Protecting and Restoring Native Ecosystems by Managing Non-Native Ungulates Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement