Week ending Dec. 24: 26 notices published by Interior Department

There were 26 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Dec. 24, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Agency Information Collection Activities; Project Planning for the Use of Outer Continental Shelf Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources in Construction Projects That Qualify for Negotiated Noncompetitive Agreement, was submitted on December 23, 2022.

The Interior Department published 20 the week before, marking a 30 percent increase.

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 in week ending Dec. 24

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities; Project Planning for the Use of Outer Continental Shelf Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources in Construction Projects That Qualify for Negotiated Noncompetitive Agreement	12/23/2022
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Park City Wind, LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts	12/23/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Land Use Application and Permit	12/22/2022
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	12/22/2022
Incidental Take Permit Application; Habitat Conservation Plan and Categorical Exclusion for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse; Douglas County, Colorado	12/21/2022
Application for Amendment of Incidental Take Permit; Cibolo Canyon Master Phase II Environmental Assessment and Habitat Conservation Plan for Golden-Cheeked Warbler; Bexar County, TX	12/20/2022
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Elliott State Research Forest Habitat Conservation Plan in Coos and Douglas Counties, OR; Extension of Public Comment Period	12/20/2022
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Coquille Indian Tribe Fee-to-Trust and Gaming Facility Project, City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon	12/20/2022
Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications	12/20/2022
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications	12/20/2022
Endangered Wildlife; Recovery Permit Applications	12/20/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Tramroads and Logging Roads	12/20/2022
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Museum of Us, San Diego, CA	12/20/2022
Notice of Inventory Completion: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA	12/20/2022
Notice of Inventory Completion: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA	12/20/2022
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, AL	12/20/2022
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: University of Arkansas Museum Collections, Fayetteville, AR	12/20/2022
Notice of Public Meetings of the Idaho Resource Advisory Council and the Lava Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee	12/20/2022
Notice of Inventory Completion: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA	12/20/2022
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC's Proposed Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine Project, Esmeralda County, NV	12/20/2022
Notice of Inventory Completion: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH	12/20/2022
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Historic Town of Rhyolite for Protection of Cultural and Recreational Resources, Nye County, NV	12/19/2022
Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts in the State of North Dakota	12/19/2022
Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts in the State of North Dakota	12/19/2022
Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions	12/19/2022
San Carlos Irrigation Project-Power Division, Arizona Power Rate Adjustment	12/19/2022