Agriculture Department publishes notice on May 18

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; FNS-46, Issuance Reconciliation Report.

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 18

Title
Notice of Intent To Request an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; FNS-46, Issuance Reconciliation Report
Definitions and Standards of Identity or Composition: Elimination of the Pizza With Meat or Sausage Standards
Indemnification of Department of Agriculture Employees
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Specific Risk Materials and Certain Cattle Renewable Energy Guaranteed Loan Pilot Program
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
Thorne Bay Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, AK; North Thorne Environmental Impact Statement