What did Agriculture Department publish on April 14?

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

The notice is focused on Information Collection; Request for Comments; Timber Purchasers' Costs and Sales Data.

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 April 14

Title
Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2000 Tariff-Rate Quota Year
Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Class III and Class IV Milk Pricing Formulas
Notice of Availability of the “Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Programs Manual-Part 513: Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program”
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
New Porter Bayou, Mississippi
Information Collection; Request for Comments; Timber Purchasers' Costs and Sales Data
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Windmill Timber Harvest in the Mill Creek Drainage, Gallatin National Forest, Park County, Montana
Membership on the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection; Nominations
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request