What did Interior Department publish on Aug. 15?

The US Interior Department published an eight page proposed rule on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act.

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. 15

Title
Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act
Hanford Reach National Monument, Adams, Benton, Franklin and Grant Counties, WA
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Buffalo Gulch Mining Project, Cottonwood Field Office, Idaho County, ID
Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0067; Approval Procedures for Nontoxic Shot and Shot Coatings
Realty Action; Conveyance of Public Lands; Wyoming
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2008
Public Land Order No. 7697; Transfer of Public Land for the Crescent Junction Uranium Mill Tailings Repository; Utah; Correction
Notice of Rescheduled Annual Tour of the Pinedale Anticline Working Group on September 26th, 2008
Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2008-09 Season