Notice published on June 11 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Information Collection Activity; Comment Request.

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 June 11

Title
Exotic Newcastle Disease; Removal of Areas from Quarantine
2002 Marketing Quota and Price Support for Flue-Cured Tobacco
Information Collection; Land Exchanges
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland Carbon County, WY, Blackhall-McAnulty Timber Sale, Prescribed Burn and Travel Management
Importation of Phalaenopsis spp.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance To Conduct Formative Research for Development of Nutrition Education Materials and Related Tools for Food and Nutrition Service Population Groups
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Lawrence County Generation Plant; Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact
Lake County Resource Advisory Committee
Land Uses; Revenue-Producing Visitor Services in Alaska