Agriculture Department publishes rule on April 26

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Limited Ports of Entry for Pet Birds, Performing or Theatrical Birds, and Poultry and Poultry Products.

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 April 26

Title
Limited Ports of Entry for Pet Birds, Performing or Theatrical Birds, and Poultry and Poultry Products
Olives Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate
Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; Revision to Container and Pack Requirements
Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2002-2003 Marketing Year
Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Increased Assessment Rates
Bayou Duralde-Lower Nezpique Watershed, Acadia, Evangeline, and Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
Notice of Proposed Changes in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices
Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory Committee Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho Falls, ID
Kelly Creek Watershed-Barry and Lawrence Counties, MO