Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on Jan. 16

The US Agriculture Department published a seven page proposed rule on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Karnal Bunt; Compensation for the 1999-2000 Crop Season.

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. 16

Title
Karnal Bunt; Compensation for the 1999-2000 Crop Season
Meeting on the Implementation of the United States Warehouse Act
Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting Notice
Interim National Drought Council
Aquaculture; Public Meeting
Agricultural Research Service; Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program for Fiscal Year 2001; Request for Proposals and Request for Input
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committees on Fats and Oils and Methods of Analysis and Sampling