Rule published by Agriculture Department on March 8

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Arkansas.

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 8

Title
Dried Prunes Produced in California; Changes in Producer District Boundaries
Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Arkansas
Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Autogenous Biologics
2000 Proposed Amendment to Cotton Board Rules and Regulations Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports
Revision of User Fees for 2000 Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers
Southwestern Region; Authorization of Livestock Grazing Activities on the Sacramento Grazing Allotment, Sacramento Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest, Otero County, NM