Rule published on Dec. 5 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas.

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 Dec. 5

Title
Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas
Draft Guidelines on Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products: Management of Periodic Summary Update Reports (PSUs) (VICH Topic GL29) and Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products: Controlled List of Terms (VICH Topic GL30)
Newspapers To Be Used for Publication of Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions and Corrections for the Southern Region; Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection