Rule published on May 21 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Imported Fire Ant; Quarantined Areas and Treatment.

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 21

Title
Importation of Poultry Meat and Other Poultry Products From Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico
Imported Fire Ant; Quarantined Areas and Treatment
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Oklahoma
Proposed Change to the Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices
Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program for Fiscal Year 2000; Request for Proposals