Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on May 26

The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Regulations.

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 26

Title
HACCP Plan Reassessment for Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products
Pine Shoot Beetle; Additions to Quarantined Areas
Land Management Planning-Transition to 2004 Planning Rule for Previously Initiated Plan Revision
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Animal Identification System
Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Regulations