What did Interior Department publish on Sept. 5?

The US Interior Department published an eight page rule on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Minerals Management: Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees.

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 Sept. 5

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus, Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Rio Grande Silvery Minnow in the Big Bend Reach of the Rio Grande in Texas
Minerals Management: Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees
Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for the Oregon Chub, Lane County, OR
Issuance of Permits
Receipt of Applications for Permit
Notice: Receipt of Application for an Incidental Take Permit; Request for Comments
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly