The Department of the Interior on Monday proposed major changes to Bureau of Land Management rules on oil and gas leasing and waste prevention, including lowering the public comment period for lease sales from 90 days to 10 days and swapping a Biden-era statewide bond of $500,000 with the prior $25,000 requirement. The department did not say when the proposed rules would take effect. Officials say such administrative barriers have deterred investment and stymied production on federal and Indian lands. The proposals for the leasing rule would approve noncompetitive leases after competitive auctions, cut the expression of interest leasing preference review, update filing fees, and limit lease suspension approvals to one year with pro-development timing requirements....