Notice published on Oct. 31 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Meeting.

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 Oct. 31

Title
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D; Emergency Closures and Adjustments-Kuskokwim River Drainage
Use of Transglutaminase Enzyme and Pork Collagen as Binders in Certain Meat and Poultry Products
Milk in the Southeast Marketing Area
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D; Emergency Closures-Redoubt and Salmon Lakes Drainages
Georgia Transmission Corporation, Notice of Intent
Sunshine Act; Meeting
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center; Solicitation of Nominations of Board Members
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center; Inviting Grant Proposals for the Sheep and Goat Industry Grant Program
Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Meeting