Interior Department publishes proposed rule on July 6

The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Scarlet Macaw.

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 July 6

Title
Migratory Bird Hunting; Application for Approval of Fluoropolymeric Shot Coatings as Nontoxic for Waterfowl Hunting
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Hyacinth Macaw
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Scarlet Macaw
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Two Foreign Macaw Species
Vehicles and Traffic Safety-Bicycles
Notice of Proposed Information Collection
Notice of Intent To Modify Schedule of Fees for Reviewing Historic Preservation Certification Applications; Correction
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Proposed Final Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017
Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Western Planning Area (WPA) and Central Planning Area (CPA), Oil and Gas Lease Sales for 2012-2017
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Hycroft Mine Expansion, Humboldt and Pershing Counties, NV