The president issued Proclamation No. 9565 on January 12, 2017, establishing approximately 0.88 acres, including the A.G. Gaston Motel and 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, as the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument.

The president issued Proclamation No. 9564 on January 12, 2017, expanding the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument approximately 48,000 acres.

The president issued Proclamation No. 9563 on January 12, 2017, expanding the California Coastal National Monument approximatley 6,230 acres.

The president issued Proclamation No. 9559 on December 28, 2016, establishing the Gold Butte National Monument on approximately 296,937 acres of land in southeast Nevada to preserve the area’s cultural, prehistoric, and historic legacy and maintain its diverse array of natural and scientific resources for future generations.

The president issued Proclamation No. 9558 on Dec. 28, 2016, designating approximately 1.35 million acres in southeastern Utah as the Bears Ears National Monument to preserve the area’s cultural, prehistoric, and historic legacy and maintain its diverse array of natural and scientific resources for future generations.

USDA reinstated the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception to the Colorado Roadless Rule that provides for the construction of temporary roads, if needed, for coal exploration and coal-related surface activities.

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service announced the availability of a draft guidance document for use by accredited certifying agents and certified handling operations entitled, Calculating Percentage Organic in Multi-Ingredient Products.

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service announced availability of two guidance documents under the national organic program: one providing accredited certifying agents, certified operations, material evaluation programs, and other organic industry stakeholders guidance on classifying materials used for organic crop production, livestock production, and handling; and a second clarifying certain materials for use in organic crop production.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation adopted a policy statement on historic preservation and community revitalization to assist federal, state, and local governments plan and implement revitalization projects and programs in a manner that will consider the reuse and rehabilitation of historic properties.

FWS announced the availability of a final long-range transportation plan for improving and maintaining transportation assets that provide access to FWS-managed lands in the northeast region over the next 20 years.