Rule published by Agriculture Department on July 14

The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Amendment of Requirements Established Under Marketing Agreement No. 146 Regulating the Quality of Domestically Produced Peanuts for 1995 and Subsequent Crop Years.

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 14

Title
Amendment of Requirements Established Under Marketing Agreement No. 146 Regulating the Quality of Domestically Produced Peanuts for 1995 and Subsequent Crop Years
Termination of Marketing Order 921; Fresh Peaches Grown in Designated Counties in Washington
Huckleberry Land Exchange With Weyerhaeuser Company, Mt. Baker- Snoqualmie National Forest, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Lewis and Pierce Counties, Washington
Milk in the Middle Atlantic Marketing Area; Recommended Decision and Opportunity To File Written Exceptions on Proposed Amendments to Tentative Marketing Agreement and to Order