Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on Feb. 2

The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities.

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 Feb. 2

Title
Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities
Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities
Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee (DPAC)
Yakutat Resource Advisory Committee
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Twenty-sixth Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling
Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request