Agriculture Department publishes rule on Oct. 16

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Basic Provisions; and Various Crop Insurance Provisions; Correction.

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 Oct. 16

Title
Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Regulation of Fallglo Variety Tangerines
Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Basic Provisions; and Various Crop Insurance Provisions; Correction
Oaks/Avery Canal Hydrologic Restoration Project, Vegetative Plantings, Iberia/Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Discovery Basin Ski Area Expansion, Philipsburg Ranger District, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Granite County, Montana
Monsanto Co.; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Canola Genetically Engineered for Glyphosate Herbicide Tolerance
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases
Importation of Grapefruit, Lemons, and Oranges From Argentina