Regulatory Reform

Office of the Secretary, Interior.

Request for Information (RFI).

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including the Bureaus and Offices established within DOI, in identifying existing regulations that can be modified or repealed, consistent with applicable law, to ensure that DOI administrative actions do not undermine the national interest and that DOI achieves a meaningful reduction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.

Written comments and information are requested on or before June 20, 2025, which may be extended, through publication of a notice in the Federal Register , for no more than 90 days.

Interested persons should submit ideas for cutting existing regulations within the jurisdiction of DOI via https://www.regulations.gov/​deregulation and are also encouraged to submit comments, identified by “DOI Regulatory Reform RFI,” by any of the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitted comments to DOI-2025-0005, which is the docket established for this RFI.

Email: [email protected]. Include “DOI Regulatory Reform RFI” in the subject line of the message.

Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.

All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.

Electronic Access and Filing

This document and all comments received may be viewed online through the Federal eRulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov using the docket number listed above. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are also available at https://www.regulations.gov. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded from the Office of the Federal Register's website at www.FederalRegister.gov and the U.S. Government Publishing Office's website at www.GovInfo.gov. All comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated above will be considered and will be available for examination in the docket ( printed page 21505) at the above address. Comments received after the comment closing date will be filed in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable.