Notice published by Agriculture Department on July 8

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Information Collection; Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

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 July 8

Title
Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment of Interim Final and Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2001-2002 Marketing Year
Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting
Broadband Pilot Grant Program
Information Collection; Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
Revised Land and Resource Management Plan for the Green Mountain National Forest (Addison, Bennington, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor Counties, VT)
Ottawa National Forest, Ontonagon County, MI; Baltimore Vegetative Management Project
Revised Land and Resource Management Plan for the Finger Lakes National Forest (Seneca and Schuyler Counties, NY)
Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee Meeting