Public notices: Agriculture Department publishes 21 in week ending August 1

There were 21 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending August 1, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Inviting Applications for the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 2022, was submitted on July 30, 2021.

The Agriculture Department published 23 the week before, marking an 8.7 percent decrease.

The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending August 1

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Inviting Applications for the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 2022	07/30/2021
Fremont and Winema Resource Advisory Committee	07/30/2021
Information Collection: Forest Service Pilot and Aircraft Record Forms	07/30/2021
Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection	07/30/2021
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No.: 10.443-Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers	07/30/2021
Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods From July 1, 2021 Through June 30, 2022	07/29/2021
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	07/29/2021
Notice of Intent To Renew a Currently Approved Information Collection	07/29/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities: Assessing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participants' Fitness for Work	07/28/2021
Withdrawal of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Control in Commercial Poultry Operations-A National Approach	07/28/2021
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations	07/28/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities: Food Security Status and Well-Being of Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Participants in Puerto Rico	07/28/2021
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Specimen Submission	07/28/2021
Notice of Intent To Renew a Currently Approved Information Collection	07/28/2021
Proposed New Fee Sites	07/28/2021
Boundary Establishment for Sturgeon National Wild and Scenic River, Ottawa National Forest, Baraga and Houghton Counties, Michigan	07/28/2021
Proposed New Fee Site	07/28/2021
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	07/27/2021
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction	07/27/2021
Inviting Applications for the Rural Energy for America Program	07/26/2021
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No.: 10.443-Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers	07/26/2021