Notice published on Feb. 23 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License.

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. 23

Title
Tuberculosis Testing of Livestock Other Than Cattle and Bison
Oriental Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area
Foreign Donation of Agricultural Commodities
Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water; Existing System North/Lyon County Phase and Northeast Phase Expansion Project
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center; Solicitation of Nominations of Board Members
Notice of Intent to Seek Approval to Conduct an Information Collection
Hackberry Draw Watershed, Eddy County, NM; Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact
AgrEvo USA Co.; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance and Glufosinate Herbicide Tolerance
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License; Correction Notice
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License