There were 36 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending May 13, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Public Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon, was submitted on May 12, 2023.

The Interior Department published 34 the week before, marking a 5.9 percent increase.

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 May 13

Title	Publication Date
Public Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon	05/12/2023
Public Meetings for the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council, Oregon	05/12/2023
Alaska Native Claims Selection	05/11/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN	05/11/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	05/11/2023
Public Meeting for the Missouri Basin Resource Advisory Council	05/11/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation)	05/11/2023
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Alcoholic Beverages Control Law	05/11/2023
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 67 Southeastern Species	05/11/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY	05/11/2023
Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group; Correction	05/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA	05/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA	05/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA	05/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA	05/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA	05/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA	05/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA	05/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, AL	05/09/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Museum of Us, San Diego, CA	05/09/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bismarck Field Office, Bismarck, ND	05/09/2023
National Park System Advisory Board; Charter Re-Establishment	05/09/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Maine State Museum, Augusta, ME	05/09/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA	05/09/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revisions; Renewal; and Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights	05/09/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA	05/09/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Maine State Museum, Augusta, ME	05/09/2023
Alaska Native Claims Selection	05/09/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Karshner Museum and Center for Culture & Arts, Puyallup, WA	05/09/2023
Notice of Use Authorizations; Special Recreation Permits, Other Than on Developed Recreation Sites; Adjustment in Fees	05/08/2023
Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the 2015 Buffalo Field Office Approved Resource Management Plan, Wyoming	05/08/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Assessment of Flooding Impacts and Climate Inequities	05/08/2023
Assessment of Biodiversity and Climate Change; Request for Public Comment and Nomination	05/08/2023
Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the 2015 Miles City Field Office Approved Resource Management Plan, Montana	05/08/2023
Opportunity To Comment on Changes to the Proposed Four Rivers Field Office Resource Management Plan, Idaho	05/08/2023
Notice of Approved Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinance	05/08/2023