There were 27 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending March 11, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Migratory Bird Surveys, was submitted on March 10, 2023.

The Interior Department published 22 the week before, marking a 22.7 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 March 11

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Migratory Bird Surveys	03/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA	03/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC	03/10/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Mukwonago Community Library, Mukwonago, WI	03/10/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, ME	03/10/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, ME	03/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN	03/10/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, ME	03/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA	03/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; National Park Service Virtual Visitor Study	03/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS	03/10/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA	03/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Native Youth Climate Adaptation Leadership Congress	03/10/2023
Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension; and Public Meeting; Fort Wainwright, AK	03/10/2023
Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming	03/09/2023
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	03/09/2023
Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of New System of Records	03/09/2023
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	03/09/2023
HEARTH Act Approval of Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California Leasing Ordinance	03/08/2023
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications	03/08/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	03/08/2023
Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Bureau of Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children	03/08/2023
Public Meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee	03/07/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil and Gas Well-Completion Operations	03/07/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; In-Season Subsistence Salmon Fishery Catch and Effort Survey	03/06/2023
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Two Northeastern Species	03/06/2023
Request for Nominations for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission	03/06/2023