There were 15 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending March 18, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Whitewater River Groundwater Replenishment Facility, Riverside County, CA, was submitted on March 16, 2023.

The Interior Department published 27 the week before, marking a 44.4 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 18

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Whitewater River Groundwater Replenishment Facility, Riverside County, CA	03/16/2023
Notice To Reopen the Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science Call for Nominations	03/16/2023
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	03/16/2023
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261	03/15/2023
Lands Chief, National Trails Land Resources Program Office; Delegation of Authority	03/15/2023
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	03/15/2023
Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska Resource Advisory Council	03/15/2023
Advisory Board of Exceptional Children; Meeting.	03/15/2023
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Colorado	03/14/2023
Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group Draft Restoration Plan 3 and Environmental Assessment: Birds	03/14/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Preliminary Land Acquisition Process	03/13/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Preferences for Climate Adaptation Strategies in the Midwest	03/13/2023
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 27 Listed Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region	03/13/2023
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Review of the Mexican Wolf in the Southwest	03/13/2023
Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications	03/13/2023