What did Interior Department publish on Aug. 16?

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Olympia, WA.

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. 16

Title
Land Acquisitions: Appeals of Land Acquisition Decisions
Information Collection Activities: Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS); Proposed Collection; Comment Request
National Environmental Policy Act: Implementing Procedures; Addition to Categorical Exclusions for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
South Farallon Islands Invasive House Mouse Eradication Project; Farallon National Wildlife Refuge, California; Environmental Impact Statement
Notice of Inventory Completion: Anthropological Studies Center, Archaeological Collections Facility, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA; Correction
Notice of Inventory Completion: St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department, Centreville, MI
Notice of Inventory Completion: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Olympia, WA
Notice of Inventory Completion: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Wupatki National Monument, Flagstaff, AZ
Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge, AZ
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Grand Teton National Park, Moose, WY
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Olympia, WA
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO
Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Formerly Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Monument Advisory Committee; Meeting/Conference Call
Notice of Inventory Completion: Maxey Museum, Walla Walla, WA
Notice of Availability of the Northwest Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Northwest Colorado District
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Alpine Satellite Development Plan for the Proposed Greater Mooses Tooth Unit Development Project, AK
Notice of Competitive Auction for Solar Energy Development on Public Lands in the State of Colorado
Notice of Intent To Extend the Public Scoping Period for the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP) and To Amend the 2008 Rawlins RMP To Address Wild Horse and Burro Management in the Rock Springs and Rawlins Field Offices, WY
Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL; Correction
Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Permit
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Item: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Friday Harbor, WA, and Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Correction; Correction
Aniakchak National Monument Subsistence Resource Commission and the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource Commission; Meetings
Minerals Management: Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees