Agriculture Department publishes notice on May 11

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 11, 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 May 11

Title
Milk in the Iowa Marketing Area
Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan Revision; Tongass National Forest, AK
Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Food Stamp Program: Maximum Allotments for the 48 States and the District of Columbia, and Income Eligibility Standards for the 48 States and the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Virgin Islands
Food Stamp Program: Maximum Allotments for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands
Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License