Notice published on Nov. 1 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection.

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. 1

Title
Japanese Beetle; Domestic Quarantine and Regulations
Establishment of Wesley Chapel Gulf Purchase Unit
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Fry-Zim EIS/Basin Creek EIS; Kootenai National Forest; Lincoln County, MT; Correction of Fry-Zim Notice of Intent and Change of Name to Basin Creek EIS