Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on July 15

The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Milk in the Central Arizona Marketing Area; Proposed Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Order.

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 July 15

Title
Animal Welfare; Draft Policy on Environment Enhancement for Nonhuman Primates
Milk in the Central Arizona Marketing Area; Proposed Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Order
Cut Flowers
Amendments to Rules of Practice Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA)
Otter Lake Timber Sale(s), Tongass National Forest; Hoonah Ranger District, Alaska
Proposed Mann Creek Timber Sale and Other Activities Within the Mann Creek Subwatersheds, Payette National Forest, Washington County, ID
Southeast Galena Restoration, Malheur National Forest, Grant County, Oregon