Notice published by Agriculture Department on Feb. 28

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program; Notice and Comment Opportunity on Recomputation of Shares.

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 Feb. 28

Title
Melons Grown in South Texas; Change in Cantaloup Container Requirements
South Texas Onions; Increased Expenses and Establishment of Assessment Rate
Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program; Notice and Comment Opportunity on Recomputation of Shares
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Olympic Cross Cascade Pipeline Project, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Snohomish, King, Kittitas, Grant, Adams, and Franklin Counties, Washington
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Recommendations of Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards
Notice for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Agriculture Acquisition Regulation; Review and Revision