Rule published on March 14 by Agriculture Department

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

The rule is focused on Change in Disease Status of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Because of Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

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 14

Title
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Income Eligibility Guidelines
United States Standards for Grades of Dry Whole Milk
Change in Disease Status of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Because of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Communities' Access to Local Television; Request for Information
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Georgia
McCache Vegetation Management Environmental Assessment, Deschutes National Forest, Deschutes County, Oregon
Lost River Subwatershed, Hardy County, West Virginia