What did Agriculture Department publish on Oct. 30?

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Amendments to Regulations Governing the Peanut Poundage Quota and Price Support Programs.

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. 30

Title
Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program-Domestic Lamb Industry Adjustment Assistance Program Set Aside
Food Stamp Program: Non-Discretionary Provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
2000 Marketing Quotas and Price Support Levels for Fire-Cured (Type 21), Fire-Cured (Types 22-23), Dark Air-Cured (Types 35-36), Virginia Sun-Cured (Type 37), and Cigar-Filler and Binder (Types 42-44 and 53-55) Tobacco
Amendments to Regulations Governing the Peanut Poundage Quota and Price Support Programs
Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Virginia Field Office Technical Guide
Phase 1-Fuels Treatment for Community Protection Environmental Impact Statement, Six Rivers National Forest, Lower Trinity Ranger District, Humboldt County, California
Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection