The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Agency Information Collection Activities; Alaska Native Handicrafts.

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 on March 20

Title
Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest (DNCI) in a Proposed Research Lease Area on the Gulf of Maine Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Agency Information Collection Activities; Alaska Native Handicrafts
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Agency Information Collection Activities; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grassland Easements
Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, Experimental Populations
Agency Information Collection Activities; Big Cat Public Safety Act Registration
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Texas Heelsplitter, and Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Louisiana Pigtoe