There were 19 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Aug. 26, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions, was submitted on August 25, 2023.

The Interior Department published 27 the week before, marking a 29.6 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 Aug. 26

Title	Publication Date
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions	08/25/2023
Receipt of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe	08/25/2023
Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261	08/25/2023
Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261	08/25/2023
Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada	08/24/2023
Notice of Availability of a Joint Record of Decision for the Revolution Wind Farm and Revolution Wind Export Cable Project	08/24/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN	08/23/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA	08/23/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: The Fort Ticonderoga Association, Ticonderoga, NY	08/23/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ	08/23/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ	08/23/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Augusta Museum of History, Augusta, GA	08/23/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Item: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI	08/23/2023
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Francisco State University Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Program, San Francisco, CA	08/23/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI	08/23/2023
Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council Virtual Meeting	08/23/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA	08/23/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO	08/23/2023
Notice of Inventory Completion: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY	08/23/2023