There were 106 notices published by the Interior Department in February, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, was submitted on February 28, 2023.

The Interior Department published 90 the month before, marking a 17.8 percent increase for the current month.

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 February

Title	Publication Date
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
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
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
Land Acquisitions; Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California	02/10/2023
Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Application	02/10/2023
Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit; N.M. Ranch Properties, Inc (Armendaris Ranch) Bolson Tortoise Safe Harbor Agreement; Socorro and Sierra Counties, New Mexico	02/10/2023
Request for Nominations for the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission	02/10/2023
Notice of Joint and Individual Colorado Resource Advisory Council Meetings	02/10/2023
Request for Nominations for the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advisory Council	02/10/2023
Public Land Order No. 7918; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7555; Russian River and Upper Russian Lake Recreation Corridor; Alaska	02/10/2023
Land Acquisitions; Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California	02/10/2023
Notice of Southwest District Colorado Resource Advisory Council Sheep Grazing Subcommittee Meetings	02/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Lenape National Wildlife Refuge Complex Mentored Hunt Application	02/09/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	02/09/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National Park Service Common Learning Portal	02/09/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Bear Sighting and Encounter Reports	02/09/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Implementing Regulations for Petitions	02/09/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Northeast Region Hunter Participation Surveys	02/09/2023
Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts in the State of Oregon	02/08/2023
Environmental Assessment for a Right-of-Way Application on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Extension of Time for Completion	02/08/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, NC	02/08/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO	02/08/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, NC	02/08/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ	02/08/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Decommissioning Activities	02/08/2023
Public Meeting for the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council, Oregon	02/07/2023
Notice of Temporary Closure of Public Lands for the 2023 SNORE 250, and 2023 Mint 400 in Clark County, NV	02/07/2023
Marine Mammal Protection Act; Draft Stock Assessment Reports for the Pacific Walrus Stock and Three Northern Sea Otter Stocks in Alaska	02/07/2023
Determination of Eligibility for Consideration as Wilderness Areas, Big Bend National Park	02/06/2023
Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Willow Master Development Plan, Alaska	02/06/2023
Notice of Application for Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting for the Wheeler Creek Research Natural Area, Oregon	02/06/2023
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Great Pathfinder Wind Project, Hamilton and Boone Counties, Iowa; Categorical Exclusion	02/06/2023
Public Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon	02/03/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	02/03/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Emory University, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Atlanta, GA	02/03/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	02/03/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	02/03/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	02/03/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	02/03/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	02/03/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	02/03/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	02/03/2023
Request for Nominations for the Preservation Technology and Training Board	02/02/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	02/02/2023
Alaska Native Claims Selection	02/02/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon State University NAGPRA Office, Corvallis, OR	02/01/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY	02/01/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and the University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN	02/01/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and the University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN	02/01/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and the University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN	02/01/2023
Filing of Plats of Survey: Alaska	02/01/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA	02/01/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA	02/01/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA	02/01/2023