Notice published on Jan. 12 by Agriculture Department

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

The notice is focused on Meeting of the Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board.

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
Dairy Indemnity Payment Program
Food Stamp Program: Revisions to the Retail Food Store Definition and Program Authorization Guidance
Forest Transportation System
Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation
Administration of the Forest Development Transportation System; Prohibitions; Use of Motor Vehicles Off Forest Service Roads
Cranberries Grown in the States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington and Long Island in the State of New York; Reformulation of Sales History Calculations for the 2001-2002 Crop Year
Proposed Change to the Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices
Meeting of the Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board
Dairyland Power Cooperative, Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment
Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District Small Sales Final EIS Revision, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Kootenai and Shoshone Counties, Idaho
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Announcement of the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program for Fiscal Year 2002