Agriculture Department publishes rule on Nov. 18

The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Change in Disease Status of Belgium Because of BSE.

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 Nov. 18

Title
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
XCS-56 Plowed Terrace Demonstration Project, Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, LA
Newspapers To Be Used for Publication of Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions Under 36 CFR Part 217 and Corrections Under 36 CFR Part 215 for the Southern Region; Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Puerto Rico
Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions for the Northern Region; Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Portions of South Dakota and Eastern Washington
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Change in Disease Status of Belgium Because of BSE