There were 28 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending April 1, 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; Terms, and Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development, was submitted on March 31, 2023.

The Interior Department published 30 the week before, marking a 6.7 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 April 1

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Terms, and Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development	03/31/2023
Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for Tijuana Estuary Tidal Restoration Program II Phase I	03/31/2023
Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications	03/31/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	03/30/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Depredation and Control Orders	03/30/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Schiele Museum of Natural History, Gastonia, NC	03/29/2023
Request for Nominations for the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission	03/29/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ	03/29/2023
Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee Notice of Public Meeting	03/29/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS	03/29/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Forensic Science and Anthropology Program, Richmond, VA	03/29/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN	03/29/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Commercial Use Authorizations	03/29/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS	03/29/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA	03/29/2023
Call for Nominations to the Missouri Basin and Western Montana Resource Advisory Councils	03/29/2023
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink; Polk County, FL; Categorical Exclusion	03/29/2023
Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Reports for Two Stocks of West Indian Manatee	03/29/2023
Meetings of the California Desert District Advisory Council	03/28/2023
Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications	03/28/2023
Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council Meeting	03/28/2023
Notice of Public Meeting, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee, Utah	03/28/2023
Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington	03/28/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Project Planning for the Use of Outer Continental Shelf Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources in Construction Projects That Qualify for a Negotiated Noncompetitive Agreement	03/28/2023
Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Notice of Public Meeting	03/27/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Eagle Take Permits and Fees	03/27/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	03/27/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; USGS Ashfall Report	03/27/2023