🎰Cherokee Nation Land Acquisition for Gaming in Bartlesville, OK
The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire approximately 14.993 acres of land, known as the Bartlesville Site, near the City of Bartlesville, Unincorporated Washington County, Oklahoma, in trust for gaming and other purposes.
Learn More🚢Nomination Call for Inland Waterways Users Board
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to request nominations to serve as representatives on the Inland Waterways Users Board ("Board"), sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Board provides independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army and the Congress. The Secretary of the Army recommends its 11 (eleven) representative organizations to the Secretary of Defense for approval. This notice is to solicit nominations for eleven (11) appointments for terms that will begin by January 30, 2026. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's website at https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ Missions/Navigation/Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/.
Learn More🏛️Notice on Pending Nominations for National Register of Historic Places
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before April 19, 2025, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Learn More⛏️Executive Order to Enhance U.S. Leadership in Offshore Minerals
Executive Order 14285 outlines U.S. policy for the rapid development of seabed mineral resources, highlighting the need for responsible exploration, enhanced technology, and secure supply chains. It aims to strengthen the national economy and reduce reliance on foreign mineral supplies through streamlined processes and international partnerships for critical minerals extraction and processing.
Learn More🌾HEARTH Act Approval Boosts Squaxin Island Tribe's Leasing Authority
The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs approved the Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation, Amended Leasing Ordinance under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2012 (HEARTH Act). With this approval, the Tribe is authorized to enter into agriculture, business, residential, wind and solar, wind energy evaluation, public, religious, educational, cultural, and recreational leases without further Secretary of the Interior approval.
Learn More🛣️Environmental Impact Statement Notice for SC Highway 22 Extension
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District intends to prepare a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to assess the potential social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed extension of South Carolina Highway 22 (SAC-2024-00107) by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Corps is the lead Federal agency responsible for the preparation of the DEIS. Information included in the DEIS will serve as the basis for the Corps' evaluation of the proposed highway extension project pursuant to section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) and section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The DEIS will assess potential effects of the proposed highway extension project and a range of reasonable alternatives on impacts to navigable waters and other waters of the United States. The DEIS will also provide information for Federal, State, and local agencies having other jurisdictional responsibility.
Learn More🐟Proclamation 10918
Proclamation 10918 rescinds previous prohibitions on commercial fishing in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, emphasizing that appropriately managed fishing poses no risk to the area's biodiversity. It outlines new responsibilities for the Secretary of Commerce regarding fisheries management and highlights the importance of balancing ecological protection with economic opportunities for U.S. fishermen.
Learn More🏞️Shawnee Tribe HEARTH Act Leasing Ordinance Approved
The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs approved the Shawnee Tribe Leasing Ordinance under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2012 (HEARTH Act). With this approval, the Tribe is authorized to enter into business, wind and solar, public, religious, educational, cultural, and recreational leases without further Secretary of the Interior approval.
Learn More🏛️Public Comment Notice on National Historic Places Nominations
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before March 29, 2025, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Learn More🚫Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone in Iberia Parish Not Approved
The Department of Commerce has disapproved the application for a foreign-trade zone in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, which was seeking to establish an area to facilitate foreign commerce. This decision follows the Board's assessment that the application did not meet the necessary requirements outlined in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
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