Agriculture Department publishes notice on April 16

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of the Research, Education, and Economics Task Force Meeting.

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 16

Title
Grays Harbor Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
Olympic Peninsula Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
Notice of Funds Availability: Tree Assistance Program for New York Fruit Tree Losses Due to Ice Storm
Request for Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Management Advice to Individual Borrowers and Applicants
Notice of the Research, Education, and Economics Task Force Meeting
Food Stamp Program: Eligibility and Certification Provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002