Rule published by Agriculture Department on Nov. 18

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

The rule is focused on Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Red Seedless Grapefruit.

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
Providing Notice to Delinquent Farm Loan Program Borrowers of the Potential for Cross-Servicing
Determination of the 1999 Fiscal Year Interest Rates on Rural Telephone Bank Loans
Myrtle-Cascade Timber Sales
Deschutes Provincial Interagency Executive Committee (PIEC), Advisory Committee
Gravina Island Timber Sales Environmental Impact Statement
Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Red Seedless Grapefruit