Notice published by Agriculture Department on March 1

The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Colville National Forest, WA; Growden Dam and Sherman Creek Restoration.

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 March 1

Title
Crop Insurance Regulations, Removal of Miscellaneous Provisions
Notice of Availability of finding of no significant impact and Supplement to the environmental assessment for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Announcement of Grant and Loan Application Deadlines and Funding Levels
Doña Ana Arroyo Watershed, Doña Ana County, NM
Opportunity for Designation in the Amarillo (TX), Cairo (IL), Louisiana, North Carolina, Belmond (IA), and Wisconsin Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas
Advisory Committee Meeting
Northwest Sacramento Provincial Advisory Committee (SAC PAC)
Colville National Forest, WA; Growden Dam and Sherman Creek Restoration
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; Designation for the Champaign (IL), Detroit (MI), Eastern Iowa (IA), Enid (OK), Keokuk (IA), and Michigan (MI) Areas
Decision Support, Education, and Workforce Development Through Geospatial Extension Specialists Program: Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2004 Request for Applications and Request for Input
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; FNS-250, Food Coupon Accountability Report
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction
Lost Granite Squirrel, Colville National Forest, Pend Oreille and Stevens Counties, WA