Rule published on Aug. 1 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Disaster Set-Aside ProgramSecond Installment Set-Aside.

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 Aug. 1

Title
Soybean Promotion and Research: Amend the Order to Adjust Representation on the United Soybean Board
Disaster Set-Aside ProgramSecond Installment Set-Aside
Handling Payments From the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to Delinquent FSA Farm Loan Program Borrowers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Jackson County Water Association, Jackson County Lake Project and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; United States Standards for Beans
Designations for the Denver (CO) and East Indiana (IN) Areas
Willamette Provincial Interagency Executive Committee (PIEC), Advisory Committee
Research, Education, and Economics; Notice of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Meeting
Opportunity for Designation in the Lima (OH) and Virginia Areas