Agriculture Department publishes notice on April 30

The US Agriculture Department published a five page notice on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Kootenai (KNF) and Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNF); Montana, Idaho and Washington; Revised Land and Resource Management Plans.

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 30

Title
Exemption for Retail Store Operations
Notice of Availability of a New Partially Validated Simulation Model of the Cotton Crop
Imported Fire Ant; Approved Treatments
Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period
Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2001-2002 Crop Year for Tart Cherries
Karnal Bunt; Restrictions on the Use of Grain Originating in a Regulated Area
Sunshine Act; Meeting
Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act of 2000
Notice of Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Notice of Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Notice of Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact for the Sandstone Creek Watershed in Roger Mills County, OK
Kootenai (KNF) and Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNF); Montana, Idaho and Washington; Revised Land and Resource Management Plans