There were 21 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending April 8, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee Notice of Public Meeting, was submitted on April 7, 2023.

The Interior Department published 28 the week before, marking a 25 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 8

Title	Publication Date
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee Notice of Public Meeting	04/07/2023
Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Technical Evaluation Surveys	04/07/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil and Gas Facility Site Security	04/07/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Measurement of Gas	04/07/2023
Filing of Plats of Survey: Idaho	04/07/2023
Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Rights of Entry	04/07/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; USGS Water Use Data and Research Program Announcement	04/07/2023
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Alabama Beach Mouse, Baldwin County, AL; Categorical Exclusion	04/07/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Youth Conservation Corps Application and Medical History	04/06/2023
Notice of Temporary Restrictions on Motorized Vehicle Use for Specified Routes on Public Lands in Grand County, Utah	04/06/2023
Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Restrictions on Financial Interests of State Employees	04/06/2023
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; New Mexico	04/06/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	04/05/2023
Notice of Western Montana Resource Advisory Council Meeting	04/05/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Measurement of Oil	04/05/2023
Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee	04/04/2023
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; Extension of Comment Period	04/04/2023
HEARTH Act Approval of Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin Leasing Ordinance	04/03/2023
Self-Governance PROGRESS Act Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Notice of Meeting	04/03/2023
HEARTH Act Approval of Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado Leasing Ordinance	04/03/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Policy Regarding Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions	04/03/2023