Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on Sept. 24

The US Agriculture Department published a nine page proposed rule on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Decision on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and to Orders.

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 Sept. 24

Title
Regulations Governing the Inspection of Eggs
National Appeals Division; Notice of Modification of Privacy Act System of Records
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Collect Information
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Decision on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and to Orders
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Stemple Creek Watershed Project, Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA
Environmental Impact Statement; Petition for Deregulation of Genetically Engineered Glyphosate-Tolerant Creeping Bentgrass
Southern Montana Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Hold a Public Scoping Meeting and Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement