Notice published on Feb. 17 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Announcement of the Market Access Program for FY 1998.

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. 17

Title
Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate
Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama
Notice of Request for Information Collection
Announcement of the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program for FY 1999
PBA-12a Barataria Bay Waterway West Bank Protection Project, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
South Manti Timber Salvage; Manti-La Sal National Forest, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, Utah
Announcement of the Market Access Program for FY 1998
Notice of Intent to Seek Approval to Collect Information
Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board
Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments and Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations