Agriculture Department publishes notice on July 19

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA.

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 on July 19

Title
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comments Requested
Fishlake Resource Advisory Committee
Alabama Resource Advisory Committee
Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee
Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee
Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee
Modoc County Resource Advisory Committee
Notice of Funds Availability; Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP)
Response to the Office of Inspector General's Recommendations on the Rulemaking Process for the Proposed Rule Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Poultry Improvement Plan
Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services; Advancing Racial Justice and Equity and Support for Underserved Communities at USDA
Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Release of Ramularia crupinae for Biological Control of Common Crupina (Crupina vulgaris) in the Contiguous United States
Movement of Organisms Modified or Produced Through Genetic Engineering; Notice of Exemptions
Availability of Two Revised Guidelines for Minimizing the Risk of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli (STEC) in Beef Slaughter and Processing Operations