Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on April 3

Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on April 3

The US Agriculture Department published a seven page proposed rule on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Winter Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Recommended Decision and Opportunity To File Written Exceptions to Proposed Amendment of Marketing Agreement and Order No. 927.

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 3

Title
Winter Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Recommended Decision and Opportunity To File Written Exceptions to Proposed Amendment of Marketing Agreement and Order No. 927
Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Final Free and Reserve Percentages for 2001-02 Crop Natural (sun-dried) Seedless and Other Seedless Raisins
Viruses, Serums, and Toxins and Analogous Products; Autogenous Biologics
Notice of Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Inviting Preapplications for Rural Cooperative Development Grants
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)
Notice of Idaho Panhandle Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
Revised Land and Resource Management Plan for the Shawnee National Forest (Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Saline, Williamson, and Union Counties, IL)
National Advisory Committee for Tobacco Inspection Services; Open Meeting

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