There were 22 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending March 4, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, GX23LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0062/Renewal Agency Information Collection Activities; Industrial Minerals Surveys, was submitted on March 3, 2023.

The Interior Department published 25 the week before, marking a 12 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 March 4

Title	Publication Date
GX23LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0062/Renewal Agency Information Collection Activities; Industrial Minerals Surveys	03/03/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Plans and Information	03/03/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulfur	03/03/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	03/02/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA	03/02/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA	03/02/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA	03/02/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA	03/02/2023
Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; Oklahoma	03/02/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Data Elements for Bureau-Funded Schools	03/02/2023
Land Acquisitions; Oneida Indian Nation, Madison and Oneida Counties, New York	03/01/2023
Endangered Wildlife; Recovery Permit Applications	03/01/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska	02/28/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; North American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey	02/28/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Programs	02/28/2023
Notice of Public Meeting of the Idaho Resource Advisory Council	02/27/2023
Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions	02/27/2023
Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians	02/27/2023
Notice of Public Meeting, Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council, New Mexico	02/27/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Evaluation of the Arctic Rivers Project	02/27/2023
Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259	02/27/2023
Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259	02/27/2023