Rule published by Agriculture Department on Sept. 3

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; Fiscal Period Change.

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 Sept. 3

Title
Food Stamp Program: Food Stamp Provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; Fiscal Period Change
Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area
Horses From Morocco; Change in Disease Status
Modification of the ``Vegetable Protein Products'' Requirements for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food ProgramExtension of Public Comment Period
Spar and Lake Forest Health Project; Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT
Spar and Lake Forest Health Project Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT
United States Standards for Grades of Oranges (California and Arizona), United States Standards for Grades of Grapefruit (California and Arizona), United States Standards for Grades of Tangerines and the United States Standards for Grades of Lemons
South Dakota Petroleum Release Compensation Fund Program; Determination of Primary Purpose of Program Payments for Consideration as Excludable From Income Under Section 126 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954