Agriculture Department publishes rule on Feb. 24

The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Onions Grown in South Texas; Removal of Sunday Packing and Loading Prohibitions.

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. 24

Title
Dried Prunes Produced in California; Undersized Regulation for the 1998-99 Crop Year
Use of Direct Final Rulemaking
Special Combinations for Tobacco Allotments and Quotas
Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Reduced Assessment Rate
Onions Grown in South Texas; Removal of Sunday Packing and Loading Prohibitions
Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate
Improved Targeting of Day Care Home Reimbursements
Deschutes Provincial Interagency Executive Committee (PIEC), Advisory Committee