Interior Department publishes notice on Dec. 6

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Agency Information Collection Activities: Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals.

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. 6

Title
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Sonoyta Mud Turtle
Agency Information Collection Activities; Alaska Beak Deformity Observations
Agency Information Collection Activities: Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals
Agency Information Collection Activities: Nomination and Request for Payment Form for OSMRE's National Technical Training Courses
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requirements for Permits and Permit Processing
Notice of Inventory Completion: Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Notice of Inventory Completion: Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
Notice of Inventory Completion: Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology Museum at the University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; Correction
Notice of Inventory Completion: Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
Notice of Inventory Completion: Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Notice of Inventory Completion: Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
Agency Information Collection Activities; Bird Banding and Band Recovery Reports
Filing of Plats of Survey; Montana
Notice of Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Appointments