Agriculture Department publishes notice on Aug. 16

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2002 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year.

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. 16

Title
Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2002 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year
Supplement to Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Silvies Canyon Watershed Restoration Project, Malheur National Forest, Grant and Harney Counties, OR
Fish Passage and Aquatic Habitat Restoration at Hemlock Dam, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Skamania County, Washington
Information Collection; National Woodland Owner Survey
Voluntary Grade Standards for Rabbits and U.S. Grade C-Quality Poultry
Applications for FY 2002 National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program