Notice published by Agriculture Department on Jan. 28

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Syngenta Seeds, Inc.; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance.

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. 28

Title
Asian Longhorned Beetle; Addition to Quarantined Areas
Pistachios Grown in California; Delay of the Effective Date for Aflatoxin, Size and Quality Requirements
Regulatory Flexibility Act; Amended Plan for Reviewing Regulations Under Section 610 Requirements
Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Hearing on Proposed Amendment of Marketing Agreement Nos. 124 and 85 and Order Nos. 916 and 917
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Thirty-Seventh Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants
Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction: Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk Military Reservation Interchange and the Kisatchie National Forest, LA
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Feasibility of Computer Matching in the National School Lunch Program
Syngenta Seeds, Inc.; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection