Rule published by Agriculture Department on Aug. 12

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Aug. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations; New Mexico.

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 Aug. 12

Title
Brucellosis in Swine; Add Florida to List of Validated Brucellosis-Free States
Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations; New Mexico
Rules of Practice for Certain Adjudicatory Proceedings; Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter
University of Kentucky; Availability of Environmental Assessment for Field Tests of Genetically Engineered Neotyphodium
University of Wisconsin-Madison; Availability of Environmental Assessment for Field Tests of Genetically Engineered Erwinia carotovora
Glenn/Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee
Olympia National Forest, Jefferson County, Oregon Dosewallips Road Washout Project
Monsanto Company; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
Notice of a Section 610 Regulatory Flexibility Act Review of the Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems Final Rule