Rule published on Aug. 3 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page rule on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for Five Penguin Species.

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 Aug. 3

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for Five Penguin Species
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Carex lutea
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Proposed Modification to the Thompson Creek Mine Plan of Operations, Section 404 Clean Water Act Permit Application, and Public Land Disposal, Custer and Bannock Counties, ID
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan for the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, Colorado and Associated Environmental Impact Statement
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Extension of Approval of Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0009
Notice of Re-Opening of Comment Period for the Draft Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, California
Notice of Permanent Closure on Public Lands in Ada County, ID
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; California
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO
Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Cultural and Natural History, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI; Correction
Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Taylor Museum of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest, Waldport, OR