What did Agriculture Department publish on Sept. 16?

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Codex Alimentarius Commission: Coordinating Committee for North America and the South-West Pacific.

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 Sept. 16

Title
Winema and Fremont Resource Advisory Committee
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
Addition of Lands to the Yonah Mountain Purchase Unit, White County, GA
Dixie National Forest, Utah, Griffin Springs Resource Management Project
Food Stamp Program: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Disaster Food Stamp Assistance
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Coordinating Committee for North America and the South-West Pacific
Establishment of Drift Creek Purchase Unit, Lincoln County, OR
Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order: Rules and Regulations-Decrease in Assessment Rate and Decrease of Importer Assessments
Pink Bollworm Regulated Areas; Removal of Oklahoma
Mergers and Consolidations of Electric Borrowers
Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Agriculture