Agriculture Department publishes notice on Oct. 23

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection.

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. 23

Title
Chloride Bush Project, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Bonner County, Idaho
Vail Valley Forest Health Project; White River National Forest, Eagle County, Colorado
Hydrilla; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
Notice of Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture; Nominations
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Dried Prunes Produced in California; Temporary Suspension of the Mandatory Outgoing Prune Inspection and Quality Requirements, and Modification of the Undersized Prune Disposition Requirements Under the Marketing Order, and Suspension of the Prune Import Regulation
Dried Prunes Produced in California; Decreased Assessment Rate
Update of Nursery Stock Regulations; Correction
Official Performance Requirements for Grain Inspection Equipment