Agriculture Department publishes notice on Aug. 19

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Office of the Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics; Notice of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture Meeting.

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 Aug. 19

Title
Notice of Public Information Collection Evaluation
Notice of Public Meeting, Davy Crockett National Forest Resource Advisory Committee
Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee
Office of the Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics; Notice of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture Meeting
Information Collection; Request for Comment; Assessing and Extending the Utility of The Natural Inquirer
International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-Setting Activities
California Coast Provincial Advisory Committee