Proposed rule published by Interior Department on Dec. 22

The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

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 Dec. 22

Title
Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, Diversions, and Buffer Zones for Perennial and Intermittent Streams
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Southern Oregon Historical Society, Medford, OR
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Item: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, NM
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
Notice of Inventory Completion: Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA
Notice of 2015 Meeting Schedule of the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau Advisory Commission
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Anthropology, Amherst, MA; Correction; Correction
Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, formerly Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, AR
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army, Fort Sill National Historic Landmark and Museum, Fort Sill, OK
Notice of Public Meeting, Pecos District Resource Advisory Council Meeting, Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Preservation Area of Critical Environmental Concern (LPC ACEC) Livestock Grazing Subcommittee New Mexico
Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit
Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Formerly Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda