Rule published by Agriculture Department on Feb. 9

The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Sugar and Crystalline Fructose Marketing Allotment Regulations for Fiscal Years 1992 Through 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. 9

Title
Sugar and Crystalline Fructose Marketing Allotment Regulations for Fiscal Years 1992 Through 1998
Forms Under Review by Office of Management and Budget
Wildcat River Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting
Thompson Creek Supplemental Plan of Operation Challis National Forest, Custer County, Idaho
Boll Weevil Control Program; Change of Public Hearing Site
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary Modification
Receipt of Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Genetically Engineered Cotton