Notice published on July 24 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Request for an Extension of and Revision to 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 July 24

Title
Veterinary Diagnostic Services User Fees
Public Meetings; Listing of Biological Agents and Toxins
Dried Prunes Produced in California; Temporary Suspension of the Mandatory Outgoing Prune Inspection and Quality Requirements, and Modification of the Undersized Prune Disposition Requirements Under the Marketing Order; and Suspension of the Prune Import Regulation
Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State Designations; New Mexico
Japanese Beetle; Domestic Quarantine and Regulations
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
West Troy EIS; Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT
Request for an Extension of and Revision to a Currently Approved Information Collection