Public notices: Interior Department publishes 20 in week ending Feb. 18

There were 20 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Feb. 18, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project Right-of-Way Amendment, New Mexico and Arizona, was submitted on February 17, 2023.

The Interior Department published 29 the week before, marking a 31 percent decrease.

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 Feb. 18

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project Right-of-Way Amendment, New Mexico and Arizona	02/17/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans Allotments	02/17/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Education Contracts Under the Johnson-O'Malley Act	02/17/2023
Submission of U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage List	02/17/2023
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for SouthCoast Wind Energy, LLC's (Formerly Mayflower Wind Energy, LLC) Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts	02/17/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Seminole Tribe of Florida, Clewiston, FL	02/15/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University, Auburn, AL, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests in Alabama, Montgomery, AL	02/15/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS	02/15/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS	02/15/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL	02/15/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA	02/15/2023
Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Advisory Council Meeting	02/15/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO	02/15/2023
Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for the Southern Beaufort Sea Stock of Polar Bears in the Prudhoe Bay Unit of the North Slope of Alaska	02/15/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification for Live Fish and Fish Eggs	02/14/2023
Notice of Public Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee	02/14/2023
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification of Public Lands in Humboldt County, Nevada	02/14/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bison Donations Request Program	02/14/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; CITES Masters Course	02/14/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Grazing Permits	02/13/2023