There were 23 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending July 15, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Policy Regarding Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions, was submitted on July 14, 2023.

The Interior Department published 29 the week before, marking a 20.7 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 July 15

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Policy Regarding Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions	07/14/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	07/14/2023
Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts in the State of California (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California & State of California)	07/14/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Plans and Information	07/13/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Socioeconomic Monitoring Study of National Park Service Visitors	07/13/2023
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	07/13/2023
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	07/13/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification for Live Fish and Fish Eggs	07/13/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf	07/13/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Administration of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Investigational New Animal Drug (INAD) Program	07/13/2023
Notice of Realty Action: Modified Competitive Sale of 17 Parcels of Public Land in Clark County, Nevada; Notice of Partial Termination of Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification	07/12/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	07/11/2023
Notice of Intent To Prepare Resource Management Plans for the Newcastle Field Office, Wyoming, and Nebraska Planning Area and an Associated Environmental Impact Statement	07/11/2023
Notice of Availability of a Joint Record of Decision (ROD) for the Ocean Wind LLC Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore New Jersey	07/11/2023
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Lake County, FL; Categorical Exclusion	07/11/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's Certification and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation	07/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Certification Summary Form, Reporting Summary Form for Acreage Limitation	07/10/2023
Notice of Filing of Plat of Surveys; Minnesota	07/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Forms to Determine Compliance by Certain Landholders	07/10/2023
Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Lease and/or Conveyance of Public Lands in Humboldt County, Nevada	07/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Turtle Distribution Database	07/10/2023
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit Applications	07/10/2023
Marine Mammals; Letters of Authorization To Take Pacific Walruses and Polar Bears in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska, in 2022	07/10/2023