WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a rule called: Practices Before the Department of the Interior.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 21 by Troy W. Finnegan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Assistant Secretary-Policy, Management and Budget.
Summary: The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is issuing this final rule to adopt the interim final rule (IFR) published on January 10, 2025, with a few changes made to respond to public comments, to clarify procedures, and to correct typographical errors. The IFR was originally set to go into effect February 10, 2025, but the effective date was delayed several times until July 21, 2025, to provide time for review pursua...