What did Agriculture Department publish on June 27?

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Intent To Request an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection.

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 27

Title
Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for the Period July 1, 2001-June 30, 2002.
Scrapie Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules; Reopening and Extension of Comment Period
Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for Field Testing Avian Encephalomyelitis-Fowl Pox-Laryngotracheitis Vaccine, Live Virus, Fowl Pox Vector
Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent to Grant Exclusive License
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs; National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Notice of Intent To Request an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Notice of Intent To Request an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Cranberries Grown in the States of Massachusetts, et al.; Establishment of Marketable Quantity and Allotment Percentage; Reformulation of Sales Histories and Other Modifications Under the Cranberry Marketing Order