Rule published on June 25 by Agriculture Department

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

The rule is focused on Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al..

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 25

Title
Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations
Ports Designated for Exportation of Livestock; Portland, OR
Need To Complete New Registration Form and Importance of Compliance With Recordkeeping and Registration Requirements Under the Federal Meat and Poultry Products Inspection Regulations
Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.
Notice of Lincoln County Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection
Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, ID; Wildland Urban Interface Project
South Gifford Pinchot National Forest Resource Advisory Committee Meeting Notice
Food Stamp Program: Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Systems Interoperability and Portability
Importation of Fruits and Vegetables
General Administrative Regulations, Subpart J-Appeal Procedure and Subpart T-Federal Crop Insurance Reform, Insurance Implementation, Regulations for the 1999 and Subsequent Reinsurance Years; Group Risk Plan of Insurance Regulations for the 2001 and Succeeding Crop Years; and the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Basic Provisions