Agriculture Department publishes notice on Feb. 15

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Farm Service Agency; Request for Approval of a New 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 Feb. 15

Title
Dairy Recourse Loan Program for Commercial Dairy Processors
Notice of Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics
Notice of Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee and Yakima Provincial Advisory Committee
Rams Horn Project, Mark Twain National Forest, Phelps and Pulaski Counties MO
Farm Service Agency; Request for Approval of a New Information Collection
Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection