Agriculture Department publishes rule on Jan. 5

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning; Removal of 2000 Planning Rule.

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 Jan. 5

Title
Pistachios Grown in California; Delay of the Effective Date for Aflatoxin, Size and Quality Requirements
Information Collection; Request for Comments; Locatable Minerals
Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee
National Environmental Policy Act Documentation Needed for Developing, Revising, or Amending Land Management Plans; Categorical Exclusion
National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning; Removal of 2000 Planning Rule
National Forest System Land Management Planning