The U.S Forest Service announced and seeks comment on proposed revisions to directives governing rangeland management, grazing permit administration, and grazing allotment administration.

BLM amended its regulations governing protests of forest management decisions and the administration of the timber sale process to address poorly defined, repetitive, and burdensome regulatory requirements.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs proposed to modernize the current regulations governing the Land Title and Records Office, replacing outdated provisions and allowing for more widespread efficiencies by reflecting current practices while creating a framework for future operations.

The U.S. Forest Service announced the availability of and seeks comment on a proposed directive implementing §512 of FLPMA, which governs development, review, and approval of proposed operating plans and agreements for vegetation management, inspection, and operation and maintenance of powerline facilities on National Forest System lands.

The U.S. Forest Service announced the availability of and seeks comment on proposed directives implementing §8630 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which gives the Service discretion to issue permits for conducting vegetation management pilot projects under lower liability standards to holders of an authorization for a powerline facility or natural gas pipeline on National Forest System land.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement proposed to revise their existing regulations for exploratory drilling and related operations on the Arctic outer continental shelf to reduce unnecessary burdens on stakeholders.

BLM announced an oil and gas lease sale bid opening for tracts in the Coastal Plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

DOT proposed to update and codify its internal order establishing responsibilities and procedures for complying with NEPA. 

The National Park Service (NPS) revised its regulations to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's 2019 decision in Sturgeon v. Frost, which held that lands in Alaska that are not federally owned, including submerged lands under navigable waters, are not subject to NPS' ordinary regulatory authority.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service adopted, with minor changes, an interim rule published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2019, that revised the Service's Environmental Quality Incentives Program consistent with the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and implemented administrative improvements and clarifications.