Notice published on Jan. 12 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Availability of a Draft Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Commercial Citrus From Peru.

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. 12

Title
Milk in the Pacific Northwest Marketing Area; Interim Order Amending the Order
Transfer of Voluntary Inspection of Egg Products Regulations
Glenn/Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
Availability of a Draft Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Commercial Citrus From Peru
Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency Because of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery (AMR) Systems
Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle
Prohibition of the Use of Certain Stunning Devices Used to Immobilize Cattle During Slaughter
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Surveillance Program