Agriculture Department publishes notice on Sept. 25

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.

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. 25

Title
Withdrawal of Proposed Rule To Establish Licensing for Certain Sugar-Containing Products Under Tariff-Rate Quota
Common Crop Insurance Regulations; Forage Seeding Crop Provisions
Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program
Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Increase in the Minimum Size Requirements for Dancy, Robinson, and Sunburst Tangerines
Prime and Unique Farmlands-Important Farmlands Inventory
Melon Fruit Fly Regulations; Regulated Areas, Regulated Articles, and Removal of Quarantined Area
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana
Santa Cruz Watershed, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Notice of Change to Title of Position Authorized to Sign Conveyance Documents for the Eastern Region
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request