Agriculture Department publishes notice on Jan. 17

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License.

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. 17

Title
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases; Solicitation for Membership
Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License
Pink Stone Fire Recovery; Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT
Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant an Exclusive License
Notice of Intent to Seek Approval to Extend an Information Collection
Request for Comment; Interim/Draft Plan of Action To Implement Public Law 106-107, the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999
Food Stamp Program: Personal Responsibility Provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996