What did Interior Department publish on Aug. 31?

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Habitat Conservation Plan; Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Midwestern Bat and Bird Species; MidAmerican Energy Company, Iowa.

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. 31

Title
Agency Information Collection Activities; Lower Colorado River Well Inventory
Environmental Impact Statement on the Liberty Development and Production Plan in the Beaufort Sea Planning Area
Market Centers for Use in Applying Royalty Valuation Regulations for Federal Oil
Agency Information Collection Activities: Royalty and Production Reporting
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Notice of Error in Draft Resource Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument That Are Excluded From the Boundaries; Extension of Public Comment Period, Utah
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Colorado
Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Habitat Conservation Plan; Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Midwestern Bat and Bird Species; MidAmerican Energy Company, Iowa
Public Land Order No. 7873; Withdrawal of Public Land for Land Management Evaluation Purposes; Nevada
Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Ten West Link 500-Kilovolt Transmission Line Project and Draft Amendments to the Yuma Field Office Resource Management Plan and the California Desert Conservation Area Plan; Maricopa and La Paz Counties, Arizona, and Riverside County, California