Notice published on Feb. 5 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Endangered and Threatened Species; Permits.

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. 5

Title
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Coulee Dam, WA
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Art Collection and Galleries, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
Notice of Inventory Completion: US Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, Tulsa, OK
Land Acquisitions; Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria of California
Notice of Public Meeting, Pecos District Resource Advisory Council Meeting, New Mexico
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications
Endangered and Threatened Species; Permits
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 6-Month Extension of Final Determination for the Proposed Listing of the Distinct Population Segment of the North American Wolverine Occurring in the Contiguous United States as a Threatened Species
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Spring Pygmy Sunfish