Notice published by Agriculture Department on March 1

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Veterinary Services; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.

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 1

Title
Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Increase the Minimum Size Requirement for Area No. 2
Citrus Canker; Quarantined Areas
Opportunity for Designation in the Aberdeen (SD), Decatur (IL), Grand Forks (ND), Hastings (NE), McCrea (IA), Missouri, and South Carolina Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas
Designation for the Barton (KY), Central Illinois (IL), North Dakota (ND), and Plainview (TX) Areas
Veterinary Services; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
Aventis CropScience; Availability of Environmental Assessment for Extension of Determination of Nonregulated Status for Canola Genetically Engineered for Glufosinate Herbicide Tolerance
California Coast Provincial Advisory Committee