Agriculture Department publishes rule on March 2

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

The rule is focused on Unshu Oranges from Honshu Island, Japan.

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 2

Title
Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency Because of Avian Influenza in Texas
Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Tentative Decision on Proposed Amendments and Opportunity To File Written Exceptions to Tentative Marketing Agreements and to Orders
Cattle From Mexico
Tree Assistance Program
Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Missouri
Unshu Oranges from Honshu Island, Japan
Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana
Willamette Province Advisory Committee
Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics
Snohomish County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
Dixie National Forest, Utah, Duck Creek Fuels Treatment Analysis