Interior Department publishes notice on Nov. 14

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Draft Environmental Assessment and Safe Harbor Agreement for the Houston Toad Within Nine Texas Counties.

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 Nov. 14

Title
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request
Environmental Impact Statement and General Management Plan, Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, NJ
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request
Gettysburg National Military Park Advisory Commission
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, New Mexico
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; South Dakota
Draft Environmental Assessment and Safe Harbor Agreement for the Houston Toad Within Nine Texas Counties
Otay River Estuary Restoration Project, South San Diego Bay Unit of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California; Environmental Impact Statement
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Western Planning Area (WPA) Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 218
Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Western Planning Area (WPA), Oil and Gas Lease Sale for the 2007-2012 5-Year OCS Program