Rule published on May 25 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2004-2005 Marketing Year.

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 25

Title
Updating of Designated Counties for Housing Application Packaging Grants
American Indian Livestock Feed Program; Livestock Assistance Program
Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2004-2005 Marketing Year
Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California and Imported Table Grapes; Proposed Change in Regulatory Periods
2004 Dairy Disaster Assistance Payment Program
Funding Opportunity: Section 525 Technical and Supervisory Assistance (TSA) Grants
Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities
Canyon Lakes Ranger District, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado Re-issuance of Long Draw Reservoir Special Use Authorization to Occupy National Forest System Land
Revision of Land Management Plan, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Located In West-Central Colorado
``McCaslin Project'', Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, WI
``Northwest Howell Project'', Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, WI