Notice published by Agriculture Department on March 6

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection.

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 6

Title
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board
Monsanto Co.; Availability of Environmental Assessment for Extension of Determination of Nonregulated Status for Potato Genetically Engineered for Insect and Virus Resistance
TE 36 Thin-Mat Floating Marsh Enhancement Demonstration Project Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana
Request for Proposals (RFP): Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems, FY 2000