Proposed rule published on Oct. 6 by Interior Department

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

The proposed rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Texas Fatmucket, Golden Orb, Smooth Pimpleback, Texas Pimpleback, and Texas Fawnsfoot as Threatened or Endangered.

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 Oct. 6

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Partial 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 404 Species in the Southeastern United States as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Mohave Ground Squirrel as Endangered or Threatened
Meeting for the Denali National Park and Preserve Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council Within the Alaska Region
Notice of Stay of Filing of Plat; Colorado
General Management Plan/Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement, New River Gorge National River, West Virginia
Draft Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment; Dunes Sagebrush Lizard, Texas
Public Meeting for the National Park Service (NPS) Alaska Region's Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) Program
Correction of Notice of Meeting, Committee for the Preservation of the White House
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Red-Crowned Parrot
Inclusion of the Hellbender, Including the Eastern Hellbender and the Ozark Hellbender, in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Ozark Hellbender Salamander
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Texas Fatmucket, Golden Orb, Smooth Pimpleback, Texas Pimpleback, and Texas Fawnsfoot as Threatened or Endangered