Agriculture Department publishes notice on April 20

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices.

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 20

Title
Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices
West Tarkio Watershed, Page and Montgomery Counties, IA and Atchison County, MO
Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests Resource Advisory Committee
Notice of Funding Opportunities With the Food Safety and Inspection Service for Food Safety Cooperative Agreements for Fiscal Year 2005
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notices in the Southwestern Region, Which Includes Arizona, New Mexico, and Parts of Oklahoma and Texas
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request