Agriculture Department publishes rule on Feb. 14

The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Limes Grown in Florida and Imported Limes; Suspension of Regulations.

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. 14

Title
Limes Grown in Florida and Imported Limes; Suspension of Regulations
Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations
Cranberries Grown in the States of Massachusetts, et al.; Increased Assessment Rate
White Pass Ski Area Expansion, Okanogan-Wenatchee and Gifford Pinchot National Forests, Yakima and Lewis Counties, Washington
Winema and Fremont National Forests Resource Advisory Committee
Tehama County Resource Advisory Committee
Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee Meeting; Salmon-Challis National Forest Butte, Custer, and Lemhi Counties, ID
Olympic Peninsula Resource Advisory Committee
Colville Resource Advisory Committee
Glenn/Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee
Milk in the Upper Midwest Marketing Area; Tentative Decision on Proposed Amendments and Opportunity To File Written Exceptions to Tentative Marketing Agreement and To Order