Notice published on March 17 by Agriculture Department

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

The notice is focused on Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection.

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 March 17

Title
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Avocados Grown in South Florida; Increased Assessment Rate
Milk in the Nebraska-Western Iowa Marketing Area; Proposed Suspension of Supply Plant Shipping Requirements
Pseudorabies in Swine, Payment of Indemnity; Technical Amendment
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program for Fiscal Year 1999: Request for Proposals and Request for Input