Rule published on Jan. 5 by Agriculture Department

Webp politics 202 20edited

Rule published on Jan. 5 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Pine Shoot Beetle; Addition to Quarantined Areas.

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 Jan. 5

Title
Almonds Grown in California; Revision of Reporting Requirements
Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 1998-99 Crop Year for Tart Cherries
Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Florida
Disaster Set-Aside ProgramSecond Installment Set-Aside
Pine Shoot Beetle; Addition to Quarantined Areas
Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program; Appeal Procedures on Recomputation of Shares
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comments Request(1) Food Stamp Application, Verification and Certification Activities, and (2) State Agency Options
General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; Meeting
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service 1890 Institution Teaching and Research Capacity Building Grants Program for Fiscal Year 1999; Request for Proposals