Notice published by Agriculture Department on July 13

The US Agriculture Department published an eight page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year 2005 Funding Opportunity for 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative.

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 13

Title
Caballo Arroyos Site 4 (Wardy-Hedgecock Dam), Doña Ana County, NM
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Madera County Resource Advisory Committee
Big Cedar Creek Watershed, Floyd and Polk County, GA
Alaska Dairy Fund
Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year 2005 Funding Opportunity for 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative
Pistachios Grown in the State of California; Termination of Language in Table 3 “Maximum Defect and Minimum Size Levels”