Rule published on July 17 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas.

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 July 17

Title
Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Amendment No. 1
Export Certification; Canadian Solid Wood Packing Materials Exported From the United States to China
Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas
Importation and Interstate Movement of Certain Land Tortoises
Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods From July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002
Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Bacterin