Agriculture Department publishes notice on Sept. 7

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. and Plains Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment.

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. 7

Title
User Fees; Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services
National Drought Policy Commission
Animal Welfare; Draft Policy on Environment Enhancement for Nonhuman Primates
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. and Plains Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Western Washington Cascades Provincial Interagency Executive Committee (PIEC) Advisory Committee