Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on March 4

The US Agriculture Department published a five page proposed rule on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Milk in the Pacific Northwest and Western Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Tentative Marketing Agreements and Orders.

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 4

Title
Milk in the Pacific Northwest and Western Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Tentative Marketing Agreements and Orders
Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee and Yakima Provincial Advisory Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation; Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
Request for Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection