Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on May 2

The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Elimination of Prior Approval Requirements for Establishment Drawings and Specifications, Equipment, and Certain Partial Quality Control Programs.

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 May 2

Title
Avocados Grown in South Florida; Assessment Rate
Sheep and Wool Promotion, Research, Education, and Information Order
Revision of User Fees for 1996 Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers
Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting Notice
GRIFFON Project; Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests, White Pine County, Nevada
Sunshine Act Meeting
Klamath Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC)
Performance Standards for the Production of Certain Meat and Poultry Products
Elimination of Prior Approval Requirements for Establishment Drawings and Specifications, Equipment, and Certain Partial Quality Control Programs