There were 31 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Aug. 12, 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; the Interagency Access Pass and Senior Pass Application Processes, was submitted on August 11, 2023.

The Interior Department published 29 the week before, marking a 6.9 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 Aug. 12

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; the Interagency Access Pass and Senior Pass Application Processes	08/11/2023
Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs	08/11/2023
Fiscal Year 2023 List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Funding Agreements Negotiated With Self-Governance Tribes by Interior Bureaus Other Than the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Fiscal Year 2024 Programmatic Targets	08/11/2023
Notice of Intent To Amend the Taos Resource Management Plan for the Río Grande del Norte National Monument Management Plan and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment	08/11/2023
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	08/11/2023
Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah	08/11/2023
Public Land Order 7928; Permanent Withdrawal and Transfer of Jurisdiction, Wyoming	08/11/2023
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Grants to Indian Organizations for Off-Reservation Indian Child and Family Service Programs	08/11/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, Indianapolis, IN	08/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, GA	08/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA, and California State University, Chico, Chico, CA	08/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH	08/10/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler Museum at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, and California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA	08/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; North Atlantic Right Whale Research and Management Activities	08/10/2023
Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands in Montrose County, CO	08/09/2023
Public Land Order No. 7929; Partial Revocation of Public Land Order Nos. 5169, 5173, 5174, 5178, 5179, 5180, 5184, and 5186, as Amended, Modified, and Corrected, and Opening of Additional Lands for Selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans; Alaska	08/09/2023
Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plan for the Proposed GridLiance West Core Upgrades Transmission Line Project in Nye and Clark Counties, Nevada and Prepare an Associated Environmental Impact Statement	08/09/2023
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications	08/09/2023
Statewide Call for Nominations for Colorado Resource Advisory Councils	08/09/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; North American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey	08/09/2023
Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Subsidence Insurance Program Grants	08/08/2023
Notice of New Recreation Fees on Public Lands in the Colorado River Valley Field Office, Colorado	08/08/2023
Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Recreation and Public Purposes Lease and Conveyance (N-101539) for a Public Park in Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada	08/08/2023
Public Land Order No. 7927; Withdrawal, Arizona	08/08/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Rights of Entry	08/08/2023
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Florida Scrub-Jay; Brevard County, FL; Categorical Exclusion	08/08/2023
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Lake County, FL; Categorical Exclusion	08/08/2023
Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Reports for the Pacific Walrus Stock and Three Northern Sea Otter Stocks in Alaska	08/08/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Visitor Perceptions of Climate Change Study	08/07/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Use Management Study	08/07/2023
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Signal Peak Energy, LLC's Federal Mine Plan for Federal Lease MTM-97988; Bull Mountains Mine Amendment 3 and 5 EIS	08/07/2023