What did Interior Department publish on Feb. 25?

The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Sonoran Desert Population of the Bald Eagle as a Threatened or Endangered Distinct Population Segment.

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. 25

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule To List the Southwestern Washington/Columbia River Distinct Population Segment of Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Sonoran Desert Population of the Bald Eagle as a Threatened or Endangered Distinct Population Segment
Concessions Management Advisory Board; Notice of Public Meeting
Notice of Public Meeting of the Central California Resource Advisory Council
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan Amendment and Associated Environmental Assessment for the Designation of the Lower Clear Creek and Grass Valley Creek Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, Redding, CA
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan for the Uncompahgre Field Office and Associated Environmental Impact Statement
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, NM
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Recordable Disclaimer of Interest; Jerome County, ID
Notice of Inventory Completion: Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit, San Luis Obispo County, CA
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Least Chub and Columbia Spotted Frog Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances; Receipt of Application for Enhancement of Survival Permit; Bishop Springs, UT
Proposed Appointment to the National Indian Gaming Commission
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Revisions to the Existing System of Records
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Request for Scoping Comments and Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Designation of a Non-Essential Experimental Population of Wood Bison in Alaska
Central Utah Project Completion Act; Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Realignment of a Portion of the Provo Reach of the Spanish Fork-Provo Reservoir Canal Pipeline
Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0092; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and ReportsLaw Enforcement
Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Grazing Permits