# Interior Department 118 documents across 19 days of the archive, 9 of them final rules. The five most recent days are below. [HTML](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/interior-department/) · [the long-form archive](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/interior-department/archive.md) · [the daily issue](https://downstream.sh/daily/index.md) ## Dates this agency has set that have not yet arrived | Date | Offset | What | Document | Agency | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-09-04 | today | Comments close | [National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-16972/national-register-of-historic-places-notification-of-pending-nominations-and-related-actions) | Interior Department · National Park Service | | 2026-09-09 | +5d | Comments close | [Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/10/2026-16260/foreign-endangered-species-receipt-of-permit-applications) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-09-10 | +6d | Comments close | [Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for Southwest Alaska Stock of Northern Sea Otters in Unalaska, Alaska](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/11/2026-16367/marine-mammals-incidental-take-during-specified-activities-proposed-incidental-harassment) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-09-10 | +6d | Takes effect | [North Dakota Regulatory Program](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/11/2026-16318/north-dakota-regulatory-program) | Interior Department · Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office | | 2026-09-11 | +7d | Takes effect | [Powered Micromobility Devices](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/12/2026-16388/powered-micromobility-devices) | Interior Department · National Park Service | | 2026-09-11 | +7d | Comments close | [Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for Southeast Alaska Stock of Northern Sea Otters in Juneau, Alaska](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/12/2026-16379/marine-mammals-incidental-take-during-specified-activities-proposed-incidental-harassment) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-09-14 | +10d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Information Required To Cross Private Land for Access to BLM Lands](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16527/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for) | Interior Department · Land Management Bureau | | 2026-09-14 | +10d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; North American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16520/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-north) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-09-17 | +13d | Comments close | [National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17937/national-register-of-historic-places-notification-of-pending-nominations-and-related-actions) | Interior Department · National Park Service | | 2026-09-21 | +17d | Comments close | [General Conservation Plan for the Alabama beach mouse; Categorical Exclusion; Baldwin County, AL](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17152/general-conservation-plan-for-the-alabama-beach-mouse-categorical-exclusion-baldwin-county-al) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-09-21 | +17d | Takes effect | [Montana Regulatory Program](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17055/montana-regulatory-program) | Interior Department · Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office | | 2026-09-21 | +17d | Takes effect | [Montana Regulatory Program](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/01/2026-17821/montana-regulatory-program) | Interior Department · Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office | | 2026-09-23 | +19d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Revisions to the U.S. Geological Survey's Bird Banding and Marking Permit Application](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17213/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for) | Interior Department · Geological Survey | | 2026-09-23 | +19d | Takes effect | [Gulf Islands National Seashore; Personal Watercraft](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17198/gulf-islands-national-seashore-personal-watercraft) | Interior Department · National Park Service | | 2026-09-24 | +20d | Takes effect | [Montana Regulatory Program](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/25/2026-17333/montana-regulatory-program) | Interior Department · Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office | | 2026-09-25 | +21d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Application for Designation as National Recreation Trail or National Water Trail](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/26/2026-17379/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for) | Interior Department · National Park Service | | 2026-09-28 | +24d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Data Elements for Bureau-Funded Schools](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/27/2026-17521/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for) | Interior Department · Indian Affairs Bureau | | 2026-09-28 | +24d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Research Permit and Reporting System Applications and Reports](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17546/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for) | Interior Department · National Park Service | | 2026-09-30 | +26d | Comments close | [Authorization Conditions and State Seasons for Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17732/authorization-conditions-and-state-seasons-for-seasonal-migratory-game-bird-hunting) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-10-01 | +27d | Comments close | [National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/01/2026-17895/national-wildlife-refuge-system-2026-2027-station-specific-hunting-and-sport-fishing-regulations) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-10-02 | +28d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Office of Public Health Disease Reporting and Surveillance Forms](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17956/agency-information-collection-activities-office-of-public-health-disease-reporting-and-surveillance) | Interior Department · National Park Service | | 2026-10-02 | +28d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, Experimental Populations](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17936/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-10-02 | +28d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Non-Federal Oil and Gas Operations on National Wildlife Refuge System Lands](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17935/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-10-05 | +31d | Comments close | [Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18070/endangered-species-receipt-of-recovery-permit-applications) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-10-05 | +31d | Comments close | [Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Silver Rock Transmission Line Project in Millard, Beaver, and Iron Counties, UT and Lincoln and Clark Counties, NV](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18056/intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-proposed-silver-rock-transmission-line) | Interior Department · Land Management Bureau | | 2026-10-05 | +31d | Comments close | [Notice of Intent To Amend the Vernal Resource Management Plan for Oil and Gas Leasing and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment, Utah](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18054/notice-of-intent-to-amend-the-vernal-resource-management-plan-for-oil-and-gas-leasing-and-prepare-an) | Interior Department · Land Management Bureau | | 2026-10-05 | +31d | Comments close | [Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Southern Ute Mancos Shale Development, La Plata County, CO](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18106/intent-to-prepare-a-programmatic-environmental-impact-statement-for-southern-ute-mancos-shale) | Interior Department · Land Management Bureau | | 2026-10-13 | +39d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports-Migratory Birds](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16534/agency-information-collection-activities-federal-fish-and-wildlife-permit-applications-and) | Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service | | 2026-10-13 | +39d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16586/agency-information-collection-activities-state-processes-for-designating-areas-unsuitable-for) | Interior Department · Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office | | 2026-10-16 | +42d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Drilling Operations](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/17/2026-16751/agency-information-collection-activities-oil-and-gas-drilling-operations) | Interior Department · Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau | ## 4 September 2026 — 2 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-04.md) ### Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Nine Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species *Rule* — Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce findings that nine species are not warranted for listing as endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA or Act). After a thorough review of the best scientific and commercial data available, we find that it is not warranted at this time to list the Big Bar hesperian (Vespericola pressleyi), Chesapeake logperch (Percina bimaculate), Kirtland's snake (Clonophis kirtlandii), orangefin madtom (Noturus gilberti), Shasta chaparral (Trilobopsis roperi), Shasta hesperian (Vespericola shasta), Shasta sideband (Monadenia troglodytes troglodytes), tall western penstemon (Penstemon hesperius), and Wintu sideband (Monadenia troglodytes wintu). However, we ask the public to submit to us at any time any new information relevant to the status of any of the species mentioned above or their habitats. 91 FR 56783 · FR Doc. 2026-18123 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-04/pdf/2026-18123.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18123/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-nine-species-not-warranted-for-listing-as-endangered) ### Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Southern Ute Mancos Shale Development, La Plata County, CO *Notice* — Interior Department · Land Management Bureau In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, as well as the U.S. Department of the Interior regulations and handbook implementing NEPA, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tres Rios Field Office and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe (Tribe), each acting as a joint lead agency, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, acting as a Cooperating Agency, intend to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Programmatic EIS will consider the effects of exploration and development of the Mancos Shale Formation, as well as other oil and gas resources held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe within an approximately 108,000-acre planning area on existing leases located within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. This notice announces the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues. - **Comments close** 5 October 2026 (in 31 days) 91 FR 56898 · FR Doc. 2026-18106 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-04/pdf/2026-18106.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18106/intent-to-prepare-a-programmatic-environmental-impact-statement-for-southern-ute-mancos-shale) ## 3 September 2026 — 4 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-03.md) ### Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications *Notice* — Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) invites the public, as well as local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies, to comment on recovery permit applications to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation and survival of endangered species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities affecting ESA-listed species unless the Service issues a federal authorization, such as a permit, to allow for those activities. Prior to issuing 10(a)(1) permits for endangered species the Service must invite public comment and to consider any information received during the public comment period. We will consider all information received during the public comment period, before issuing any of the requested permits. - **Comments close** 5 October 2026 (in 31 days) 91 FR 56659 · FR Doc. 2026-18070 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-03/pdf/2026-18070.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18070/endangered-species-receipt-of-recovery-permit-applications) ### Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Silver Rock Transmission Line Project in Millard, Beaver, and Iron Counties, UT and Lincoln and Clark Counties, NV *Notice* — Interior Department · Land Management Bureau In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to consider the effects of a right-of-way (ROW) application for the proposed Silver Rock Transmission Line Project (Project). By this notice, BLM is initiating the scoping period to solicit public comments and identify issues to be analyzed in the EIS. - **Comments close** 5 October 2026 (in 31 days) 91 FR 56664 · FR Doc. 2026-18056 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-03/pdf/2026-18056.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18056/intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-proposed-silver-rock-transmission-line) ### Notice of Intent To Amend the Vernal Resource Management Plan for Oil and Gas Leasing and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment, Utah *Notice* — Interior Department · Land Management Bureau In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah State Director intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) with an associated Environmental Assessment (EA) to consider opening the federal minerals beneath the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing, subject to a no surface occupancy stipulation, and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping period to solicit public comments and identify issues and is providing the planning criteria for public review. - **Comments close** 5 October 2026 (in 31 days) 91 FR 56666 · FR Doc. 2026-18054 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-03/pdf/2026-18054.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18054/notice-of-intent-to-amend-the-vernal-resource-management-plan-for-oil-and-gas-leasing-and-prepare-an) ### Filing of Plats of Survey; Colorado *Notice* — Interior Department · Land Management Bureau The plats of survey (plats) of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed 30 calendar days after the date of this publication in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado State Office. The surveys announced in this notice, which were executed at the request of the BLM and the U.S. Forest Service, are necessary for the management of these lands. 91 FR 56663 · FR Doc. 2026-18039 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-03/pdf/2026-18039.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18039/filing-of-plats-of-survey-colorado) ## 2 September 2026 — 4 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-02.md) > The Interior Department published four notices on September 2, 2026, regarding information collection activities and National Register of Historic Places nominations. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/interior-department/#s-2026-09-02 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Agency Information Collection Activities; Office of Public Health Disease Reporting and Surveillance Forms *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the National Park Service (NPS), are requesting an extension of a currently approved information collection. - **Comments close** 2 October 2026 (in 28 days) 91 FR 56473 · FR Doc. 2026-17956 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17956.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17956/agency-information-collection-activities-office-of-public-health-disease-reporting-and-surveillance) ### National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before August 1, 2026, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. - **Comments close** 17 September 2026 (in 13 days) 91 FR 56472 · FR Doc. 2026-17937 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17937.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17937/national-register-of-historic-places-notification-of-pending-nominations-and-related-actions) ### Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, Experimental Populations *Notice* — Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew three information collections without change. - **Comments close** 2 October 2026 (in 28 days) 91 FR 56460 · FR Doc. 2026-17936 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17936.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17936/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget) ### Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Non-Federal Oil and Gas Operations on National Wildlife Refuge System Lands *Notice* — Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an existing information collection without change. - **Comments close** 2 October 2026 (in 28 days) 91 FR 56467 · FR Doc. 2026-17935 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17935.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17935/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget) ## 1 September 2026 — 4 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-01.md) > The Interior Department published a proposed rule modifying bicycle use procedures, two rules on wildlife refuge hunting and Montana mining programs, and a notice on a mining permit environmental statement. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/interior-department/#s-2026-09-01 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Bicycle Use in Park Areas *Proposed Rule* — Interior Department · National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to modify the procedural requirements in existing NPS regulations for the designation of roads and trails for bicycle use within park areas. The changes would align NPS regulations with applicable Federal law and policy, remove unnecessary requirements, and ensure public involvement when needed. The changes in this rule would allow the NPS to manage its resources and allocate taxpayer funds more efficiently and streamline the approval of new and expanded opportunities for use and enjoyment of park areas by the American public. - **Comments close** 2 November 2026 (in 59 days) 91 FR 56095 · FR Doc. 2026-17902 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-01/pdf/2026-17902.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/01/2026-17902/bicycle-use-in-park-areas) ### National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations *Rule* — Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or Service), open or expand hunting opportunities on 111 field stations, including 107 units of the National Wildlife Refuges System (Refuge System or NWRS) and 4 units of the National Fish Hatchery System (Hatchery System or NFHS). This includes opening hunting or sport fishing opportunities for the first time on 14 National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) and 3 National Fish Hatcheries (NFH). These actions will open or expand more than 1,450 opportunities for hunting and fishing across the NWRS and NFHS in order to increase access for the American public. In accordance with Secretary's Order (S.O.) 3447 and Director's Order (D.O.) 233, we also make changes to existing station-specific regulations in order to improve the clarity and accuracy of regulations, reduce the regulatory burden on the public, ensure consistency across FWS lands and waters, and comply with a Presidential mandate for plain-language standards. - **Comments close** 1 October 2026 (in 27 days) - **Takes effect** 31 August 2026 (4 days ago) 91 FR 56290 · FR Doc. 2026-17895 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-01/pdf/2026-17895.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/01/2026-17895/national-wildlife-refuge-system-2026-2027-station-specific-hunting-and-sport-fishing-regulations) ### Montana Regulatory Program *Rule* — Interior Department · Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) published a document in the Federal Register on August 21, 2026, not approving, with one exception, an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). OSM made an error in the document by adding an entry to 30 CFR 926.12 at paragraph (c), a paragraph that already existed. This document corrects the final regulation. - **Takes effect** 21 September 2026 (in 17 days) 91 FR 56050 · FR Doc. 2026-17821 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-01/pdf/2026-17821.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/01/2026-17821/montana-regulatory-program) ### Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for Navajo Transitional Energy Company's Navajo Mine No Name SMCRA Permit *Notice* — Interior Department · Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is publishing this notice to announce that it has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for Navajo Transitional Energy Company's (NTEC) proposed Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) permit for the No Name Permit area within NTEC's existing Navajo Mine Lease 14-20-603-2505. 91 FR 56204 · FR Doc. 2026-17785 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-01/pdf/2026-17785.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/01/2026-17785/notice-of-availability-of-the-final-environmental-impact-statement-and-record-of-decision-for-navajo) ## 31 August 2026 — 23 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-08-31.md) > The Fish and Wildlife Service adopted a rule changing the administrative process for authorizing seasonal migratory game bird hunting to occur once every three years instead of annually. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/interior-department/#s-2026-08-31 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Notice of Public Meetings for the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission (Commission) will meet as indicated below. 91 FR 55902 · FR Doc. 2026-17751 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17751.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17751/notice-of-public-meetings-for-the-acadia-national-park-advisory-commission) ### Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting *Rule · significant under E.O. 12866* — Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is changing the administrative process for authorizing seasonal migratory game bird hunting in the United States. Migratory game bird hunting regulations are currently promulgated annually to provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds; and allow harvests at levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and habitat conditions. The Service is adopting a more efficient administrative process for authorizing seasonal migratory game bird hunting. The Service will issue a memorandum to establish the limits and authorize seasonal migratory game bird hunting once every 3 years. The Service will continue to make annual decisions on harvest levels and will update the memorandum sooner than 3 years if changes are prescribed by our decision frameworks. The process eliminates the need for subsequent annual Federal regulation promulgation and rulemaking and is expected to increase efficiency; better meet State, Tribal, and Federal rulemaking constraints; and reduce the complexity and costs. Our goal is to better serve State partners and the hunting public while continuing to meet the legal and conservation purposes of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Tribes are already authorized under a similar process. - **Takes effect** 31 August 2026 (4 days ago) 91 FR 55794 · FR Doc. 2026-17733 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17733.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17733/process-for-authorizing-seasonal-migratory-game-bird-hunting) ### Authorization Conditions and State Seasons for Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting *Notice* — Interior Department · Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) announces the availability of the 2026 Migratory Game Bird Hunting (MGBH) Memorandum setting forth the authorization conditions (conditions or limits) within which States and Tribes may establish their hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds. The conditions include species for which seasons may be opened, season dates, season lengths, shooting hours, bag and possession limits, areas where migratory game bird hunting may occur, and other restrictions. The conditions are necessary to allow States and Tribes to establish their migratory game bird hunting regulations and to allow harvest at levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and habitat conditions. Migratory game bird hunting seasons provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance, and aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds. We are also announcing the availability of the 2026 memorandum with seasons, hours, areas, and daily bag and possession limits for migratory game bird hunting in certain States that requested we publish these. Taking of migratory birds is prohibited unless specifically provided for in this memorandum and other applicable State and Federal regulations. - **Comments close** 30 September 2026 (in 26 days) 91 FR 55892 · FR Doc. 2026-17732 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17732.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17732/authorization-conditions-and-state-seasons-for-seasonal-migratory-game-bird-hunting) ### Notice of Intended Repatriation: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Center for Archaeology and Society Repository (CASR) acting in place of the Arizona State University (ASU) School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55900 · FR Doc. 2026-17714 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17714.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17714/notice-of-intended-repatriation-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) ### Notice of Intended Repatriation: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Center for Archaeology and Society Repository (acting in place of the Arizona State University School of Human Evolution and Social Change) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55908 · FR Doc. 2026-17713 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17713.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17713/notice-of-intended-repatriation-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arizona State University, Center for Archaeology and Society Repository (CASR) acting in place of the Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC), has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55896 · FR Doc. 2026-17712 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17712.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17712/notice-of-inventory-completion-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) ### Notice of Intended Repatriation: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Center for Archaeology and Society Repository (acting in place of the Arizona State University School of Human Evolution and Social Change) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55901 · FR Doc. 2026-17711 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17711.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17711/notice-of-intended-repatriation-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arizona State University, Center for Archaeology and Society Repository (ASU CASR) acting in place of the Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change (ASU SHESC) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55906 · FR Doc. 2026-17710 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17710.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17710/notice-of-inventory-completion-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, Norfolk, VA *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55894 · FR Doc. 2026-17709 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17709.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17709/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-army-corps-of-engineers-norfolk-district-norfolk-va) ### Notice of Intended Repatriation: Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55910 · FR Doc. 2026-17708 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17708.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17708/notice-of-intended-repatriation-birmingham-museum-of-art-birmingham-al) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: Atchison County Historical Society; Atchison, KS *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Atchison County Historical Society has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55908 · FR Doc. 2026-17707 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17707.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17707/notice-of-inventory-completion-atchison-county-historical-society-atchison-ks) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55895 · FR Doc. 2026-17706 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17706.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17706/notice-of-inventory-completion-field-museum-chicago-il) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Mississippi Department of Archives and History has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55911 · FR Doc. 2026-17705 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17705.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17705/notice-of-inventory-completion-mississippi-department-of-archives-and-history-jackson-ms) ### Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55898 · FR Doc. 2026-17704 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17704.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17704/notice-of-intended-repatriation-university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-champaign-il) ### Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, CA *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the California State University Stanislaus intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55906 · FR Doc. 2026-17703 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17703.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17703/notice-of-intended-repatriation-us-department-of-the-interior-bureau-of-indian-affairs-washington-dc) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55904 · FR Doc. 2026-17702 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17702.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17702/notice-of-inventory-completion-california-state-university-fullerton-fullerton-ca) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55895 · FR Doc. 2026-17701 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17701.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17701/notice-of-inventory-completion-california-state-university-fullerton-fullerton-ca) ### Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55900 · FR Doc. 2026-17700 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17700.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17700/notice-of-intended-repatriation-california-state-university-fullerton-fullerton-ca) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, Austin, TX, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL), and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and have determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55905 · FR Doc. 2026-17699 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17699.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17699/notice-of-inventory-completion-the-university-of-texas-at-austin-texas-archeological-research) ### Notice of Intended Repatriation: Ball State University, Muncie, IN *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Ball State University intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects or objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55897 · FR Doc. 2026-17698 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17698.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17698/notice-of-intended-repatriation-ball-state-university-muncie-in) ### Notice of Intended Repatriation: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arizona State University, Center for Archaeology and Society Repository (ASU CASR) acting in place of the Arizona State University School of Human Evolution and Social Change (ASU SHESC) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55903 · FR Doc. 2026-17697 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17697.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17697/notice-of-intended-repatriation-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arizona State University, Center for Archaeology and Society Repository (CASR) acting in place of the Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change (ASU SHESC) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55899 · FR Doc. 2026-17696 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17696.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17696/notice-of-inventory-completion-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) ### Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Tempe, AZ *Notice* — Interior Department · National Park Service In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arizona State University, Center for Archaeology and Society Repository (ASU CASR) acting in place of the Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change (ASU SHESC) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 91 FR 55909 · FR Doc. 2026-17695 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17695.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17695/notice-of-inventory-completion-arizona-state-university-school-of-human-evolution-and-social-change) ## Earlier 14 further days are in the [long-form archive](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/interior-department/archive.md). ## Ask an assistant instead Everything on this page is also a tool call. 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