Agriculture Department publishes rule on May 1

The US Agriculture Department published an eight page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2000-2001 Crop Year for Tart Cherries.

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 May 1

Title
Mandatory Inspection of Ratites and Squabs
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Hold A Public Workshop and Prepare an Environmental Assessment
Garnet Stars & Sands Project; Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Benewah and Latah Counties, Idaho
Sunshine Act Meeting
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Availabilty of Environmental Assessment To Amend the Hiawatha National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan
Iowa Watershed Rehabilitation Pilot Project Plan, Monona and Mills Counties, IA
Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Order; Amendments
Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2000-2001 Crop Year for Tart Cherries