Rule published on Dec. 15 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on 2000 Marketing Quota and Price Support for Burley Tobacco.

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. 15

Title
Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License
2000 Marketing Quota and Price Support for Burley Tobacco
Griffin Springs Resource Management Project, Dixie National Forest, Garfield County, Utah
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
Southwestern Region, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma; Proposed Projects in the Invasive Plant Analysis Area, Carson National Forest, Portions of Rio Arriba, Mora, Taos, and Colfax Counties; Santa Fe National Forest, Portions of Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Sandoval, San Miquel, and Mora Counties, New Mexico
Availability of an Environmental Assessment, Decision Notice, and Finding of No Significant Impact for An Amendment to the Hoosier National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan; Brown, Crawford, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, and Perry Counties, Indiana