Rule published on May 7 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Quarantined Areas; Clarification.

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 7

Title
Pine Shoot Beetle; Quarantined Areas
Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Quarantined Areas; Clarification
Anchor Hill Project, Gilt Edge Mine, Environmental Impact Statement Supplement, Black Hills National Forest, SD
AgrEvo USA Co.; Extension of Determination of Nonregulated Status to Soybean Genetically Engineered for Glufosinate Herbicide Tolerance
Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting Notice
Rocky Mountain Region; Telluride Ski Area ExpansionSupplemental Analysis, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, San Miguel County, CO
AgrEvo USA Co.; Availability of Determination of Nonregulated Status for Sugar Beet Genetically Engineered for Glufosinate Herbicide Tolerance
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request