What did Agriculture Department publish on Dec. 20?

The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Milk in the Southern Illinois-Eastern Missouri Marketing Area; Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Order.

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 Dec. 20

Title
Lower Hamakua Ditch Watershed, County of Hawaii, HI
Southwest Oregon Province Interagency Executive Committee (PIEC) Advisory Committee
Western Washington Cascades Provincial Interagency Executive Committee (PIEC) Advisory Committee
Copper Mountain Resort Trails and Facilities Improvements Plan White River National ForestSummit County, Colorado
Southwestern Region, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma Proposed Projects in the Agua/Caballos Analysis Area, Carson National Forest, Rio Arriba County, NM
Milk in the Southern Illinois-Eastern Missouri Marketing Area; Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Order