What did Interior Department publish on Aug. 9?

The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Cumberland Darter, Rush Darter, Yellowcheek Darter, Chucky Madtom, and Laurel Dace.

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. 9

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Cumberland Darter, Rush Darter, Yellowcheek Darter, Chucky Madtom, and Laurel Dace
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Nueces River and Plateau Shiners as Threatened or Endangered
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Four Foreign Parrot Species
Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Receipt of Applications for Permit
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, Boundary County, ID; Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment
Agency Information Collections Activities; Comment Request for Uranium Concentrations in Private Wells in South-East New Hampshire
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Alabama Beach Mouse General Conservation Plan for Incidental Take on the Fort Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, AL
Recovery Plan for the Endangered Pyne's Ground-plum (Astragalus bibullatus
Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey
Notice of Public Meeting, Coeur d'Alene District Resource Advisory Council Meeting; Idaho