WEEKLY REPORT TO THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - FEBRUARY 19, 2025
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Week Ahead Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc.
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
Week Ahead Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc.
OFFICE OF THE EXEC SECRETARIAT AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc.
Priority Final Rules
Priority Proposed Rules Interagency Reviews Under E.O.s Final Notices
Executive Orders
Secretary's Orders
Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register
Departmental Manual Updates
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The following proposed Departmental Manual (DM) chapter revisions, additions or rescissions have been transmitted to senior leadership for review and approval:
Secretarial Correspondence The Secretarial Correspondence Unit (SCU) transmitted the following packages for senior leadership review/approval/signature:
Committee Management Federal Advisory Committee Charters Federal Advisory Committee Meetings
Federal Advisory Committee Appointments
Federal Advisory Committee Call for Nominations
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Week Ahead Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc. Friday,(Date):
Notable Comms: (By bureau) Saturday,
Notable Comms: Sunday,
Notable Comms: Monday,:
Notable Comms: Tuesday,:
Notable Comms: Wednesday,:
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Notable Comms: Thursday,:
Notable Comms: Sunday,:
Notable Comms: Monday,:
Notable Comms: Tuesday,:
Notable Comms: Wednesday,:
Notable Comms:
Likely, but not yet scheduled announcements: (By Bureau)
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Week Ahead Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc.
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Week Ahead Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc.
Immediate Announcements and Actions (within the next 14 days) NEW ITEMS ONGOING ITEMS
SECRETARY'S INDIAN WATER RIGHTS OFFICE
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Week Ahead Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc.
Office of the Secretary (OS) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Status of OS FOIA Requests New Requests: Closed Requests: Open Requests: Requests in Backlog:
Litigation Matters - Awareness Review and Document Production Schedules
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
(Indicates Press/Comms Opportunities) Week Ahead Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc.
NEW ITEMS
UPDATED ITEMS
ONGOING ITEMS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS
Week Ahead Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc. UPCOMING BUREAU PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service
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Grants, Financial Awards, and Contracts U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service
Bureaus' Major Rulemaking/Comments Schedules All future dates are tentative.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service
Immediate Announcements and Actions For the Next Two Weeks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 15-30 Day Outlook U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NEW ITEMS
UPDATED ITEMS
ONGOING ITEMS
Endangered Species Act Actions through date
Species
Action
Current Status
Target Date to FR (dates in bold are litigation deadline)
Outreach
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National Park Service NEW ITEMS UPDATED ITEMS ONGOING ITEMS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INDIAN AFFAIRS
List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc.
UPCOMING PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS
GRANTS, FINANCIAL AWARDS, and CONTRACTS
Immediate Announcements and Actions for the Next Week
Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs
Federal Register Notices
Title
Description
Status as of 12/16/2020
Gaming Activities
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Tribe
Issue
Due date
Status
White House Council on Native American Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Education Bureau of Trust Funds Administration 15-30 Day Outlook Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs NEW ITEMS ONGOING ITEMS
UPDATED ITEMS
Federal Register Notices - Next 30 Days
Title
Description
Status as of 12/16/2020
Gaming Activities - Next 30 days
Tribe
Issue
Due date
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Decisions for Trust Acquisition for Gaming
Tribal-State Gaming Compacts
White House Council on Native American Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs NEW ITEMS
ONGOING ITEMS
Bureau of Indian Education NEW ITEMS
ONGOING ITEMS UPDATED ITEMS
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration NEW ITEMS
ONGOING ITEMS
UPDATED ITEMS
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY INSULAR AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
(Indicates Press/Comms Opportunities)
List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc.
Upcoming Priority Communications Grants, Financial Awards, and Contracts (next 30 days)
Immediate Announcements and Actions for the Next Three Weeks
15-30 Day Outlook NEW ITEMS
UPDATED ITEMS:
ONGOING ITEMS: AWARENESS Upcoming International Agreements:
DOI Bureau DOI wide (INT lead)
Country
Upcoming International Travel:
Status
Nature
Pending
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LAND AND MINERALS MANAGEMENT
(Indicates Press/Comms Opportunities)
List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc.
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Exempt Federal Register Notices Information Collection Renewal Notices:
Upcoming Bureau Priority Communication (30 days): Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Safety Environmental Enforcement: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Enforcement: Nothing to Report. Bureaus' Rulemaking/Comments Schedules Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Safety Environmental Enforcement Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Enforcement Grants, Financial Awards, and Contracts Bureau of Land Management: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management:
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Bureau of Safety Environmental Enforcement:
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Enforcement:
Immediate Announcements and Actions for the Two Weeks Bureau of Land Management
15-30 Day Outlook Bureau of Land Management NEW ITEMS
UPDATED ITEMS
ONGOING ITEMS
Public Lands Closures Table
Dates
State
Area/
Closest
City
Reason
Closed Motors Only?
Press Release
Notice Date
Oil and Gas Lease Sale Updates
Sale Date State
# of
Parcels
# of Acres
Date EA Released
Sale Notice Posted
End Protest Period
LBA and LMA 6 Months Ahead Project Sales or Offers (Sales)
Sale Date State
Name & Tonnage Acres
Ser. No.
DR/ ROD
Publish Notice
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(LBA or LMA)
NA: Not Available or Not Applicable
Wild Horse and Burro Gathers Gather State HMAs Dates
Gather Horses Method *
Burros *
FC?**
Cntrvs y
Expctd ?
* Gathered / Plan to Gather OR Gathered / Plan to Gather / Plan to Remove ** Fertility Control Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement UPDATED ITEMS ONGOING ITEMS
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management NEW ITEMS
UPDATED ITEMS
ONGOING ITEMS Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement UPDATED ITEMS
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ONGOING ITEMS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Week Ahead Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel for the Upcoming Week List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc. Grants, Financial Awards, and Contracts
Immediate Actions and Announcements for the Next Week Office of Natural Resource Revenue
Deputy Assistant Secretary - Public Safety, Resource Protection, and Emergency Services Deputy Assistant Secretary - Policy & Environmental Management
Deputy Assistant Secretary - Human Capital and Diversity
Deputy Assistant Secretary - Budget, Finance, Grants, & Acquisition
Office of the Chief Information Officer 15-30 DAY OUTLOOK Deputy Assistant Secretary - Budget, Finance, Grants, & Acquisition NEW ITEMS NEW ITEMS UPDATED ITEMS
Deputy Assistant Secretary - Human Capital and Diversity NEW ITEMS
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UPDATED ITEMS Deputy Assistant Secretary - Administrative Services UPDATED ITEMS
Deputy Assistant Secretary - Public Safety, Resource Protection, and Emergency Services NEW ITEMS UPDATED ITEMS Deputy Assistant Secretary - Policy & Environmental Management NEW ITEMS UPDATED ITEMS
ONGOING ITEMS Office of the Chief Information Officer UPDATED ITEMS
ONGOING ITEMS
Office of Civil Rights ONGOING ITEMS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WATER AND SCIENCE
Week Ahead Schedule of Meetings, Hearings, and Travel
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List team members in office, teleworking on leave, etc. Priority Communications Bureau of Reclamation U.S. Geological Survey
Grants, Financial Awards, and Contracts Bureau of Reclamation U.S. Geological Survey Immediate Announcements and Actions for the Next Week Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Geological Survey 15-30 Day Outlook Bureau of Reclamation NEW ITEMS UPDATED ITEMS ONGOING ITEMS U.S. Geological Survey NEW ITEMS
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ONGOING ITEMS Upcoming Publications
TITLE
SUMMARY
PUBLICATION OUTLET
ANTICIPATED PUBLICATION DATE
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