Proposed rule published on May 13 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a five page proposed rule on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Special Uses; Managing Recreation Residences and Assessing Fees Under Cabin User Fee Fairness Act.

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 13

Title
Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of Administrative Rules and Regulations Governing Issuance of Additional Allotment Base to New and Existing Producers; Correction
Requirements for the USDA “Produced From” Grademark for Shell Eggs
Flue-Cured Tobacco Advisory Committee; Amendment to Regulations
Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2003 Tariff-Rate Quota Year
Procedures for Appraising Recreation Residence Lots and for Managing Recreation Residence Uses Under Cabin User Fee Fairness Act
Special Uses; Managing Recreation Residences and Assessing Fees Under Cabin User Fee Fairness Act
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-The Integrity Profile (TIP)
Information Collection; Secretarial Disaster Designations
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for Rural Cooperative Development Grants
Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee and the Yakima Provincial Advisory Committee
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request