Week ending Feb. 25: Interior Department publishes 25 notices

There were 25 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Feb. 25, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications, was submitted on February 24, 2023.

The Interior Department published 20 the week before, marking a 25 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 Feb. 25

Title	Publication Date
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications	02/24/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis MN; Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, St. Paul/Bemidji, MN; Science Museum of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN; University of Colorado Museum (Boulder), Boulder, CO; Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI; Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO; Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, CT; and Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH	02/24/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Broome County Historical Society, Binghamton, NY	02/24/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA	02/24/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	02/24/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR	02/24/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: New Mexico State University Museum, Las Cruces, NM; U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office, Las Cruces, NM; and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Silver City, NM, and Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, Springerville, AZ	02/24/2023
Intent To Prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, UT, and Bear River Watershed Conservation Area in UT, ID, and WY	02/24/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Science, Boston, MA	02/24/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; North Atlantic Right Whale Research and Management Activities	02/24/2023
Proposed Sale Notice for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico (GOMW-1)	02/24/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	02/23/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Indian Child Welfare Act Proceedings in State	02/23/2023
Public Land Order No. 7919; Withdrawal of Public Land for the Zortman-Landusky Mine Reclamation Site; Montana	02/23/2023
Public Land Order No. 7920; Extension of Public Land Order No. 6958; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land To Protect and Preserve the Crystal Park Recreation Area; Montana	02/23/2023
Byron Sand Mine Evo East Quarry Expansion, Contra Costa County, California; Draft Categorical Exclusion and Draft Habitat Conservation Plan	02/23/2023
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications	02/22/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Community Harvest Assessments for Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments	02/22/2023
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications	02/22/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Using Web and Mobile-Based Applications During NPS Citizen Science Events	02/22/2023
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Eastern Indigo Snake; Decatur County, GA; Categorical Exclusion	02/22/2023
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Wind Energy Condor Action Team Projects, Kern County, CA; Incidental Take Permit Application and Draft Conservation Plan; Draft Environmental Assessment	02/22/2023
Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Procedures and Criteria for Approval or Disapproval of State Program Submissions	02/21/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; The UniDescription Project: Audio Description Research	02/21/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Turtle Distribution Database	02/21/2023