🦖Agency Notice on Paleontological Permits Information Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior, we), are proposing to revise an information collection.
Learn More⚒️DOI Seeks Input for Regulatory Reform and Deregulation
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) seeks comments and information to assist DOI, including the Bureaus and Offices established within DOI, in identifying existing regulations that can be modified or repealed, consistent with applicable law, to ensure that DOI administrative actions do not undermine the national interest and that DOI achieves a meaningful reduction in regulatory burdens while continuing to meet statutory obligations, advance American energy independence, and ensure the responsible stewardship of the Nation's public lands and resources. This RFI is part of DOI's implementation of recent directives from the President, including Executive orders, which seek to deconstruct the regulatory burden that has been self-imposed on our Nation's interests and improve the relevant processes to establish a more efficient regulatory program at DOI.
Learn More📄Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Financial Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior, propose to renew an information collection.
Learn More⏳Department of the Interior Delays Interim Final Rule Effective Date
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," this action provides a third notification to delay the effective date of the interim final rule published on January 10, 2025, until June 4, 2025.
Learn More📄Agency Information Collection Notice
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior are proposing to renew an information collection.
Learn More🏛️Bureau of Indian Affairs Notice on Information Collection Activities
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), are proposing to renew an information collection.
Learn More⏳Delay of Effective Date for Department of the Interior Practices
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," this action provides a second notification to delay the effective date of the interim final rule published on January 10, 2025, until May 5, 2025.
Learn More⏳Delay in Effective Date for Department of the Interior Regulation
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," this action delays the effective date of the interim final rule published on January 10, 2025, until March 21, 2025.
Learn More🌊DOI Revises Regulations on Reservoir Lands Acquisition Policies
We, the Department of the Interior (DOI), are revising regulations that govern DOI's internal real property acquisition policies for reservoir lands. This direct final rule adds a section to allow deviations for the acquisition of less than fee title realty interests in and around reservoirs owned by DOI and typically only those constructed before 1962, a relatively infrequent occurrence.
Learn More🌿Notice on Categorical Exclusions and Business Impact Under NEPA
The Department of the Interior is notifying the public and documenting the adoption of two U.S. Forest Service, one National Park Service, and three U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service categorical exclusions (CXs) by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In accordance with section 109, this notice identifies the types of actions to which the BLM will apply the CXs, the considerations that the BLM will use in determining the applicability of the CXs, and the consultation between the agencies on the use of the CXs, including application of extraordinary circumstances.
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