Rule published on Oct. 28 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Pistachios Grown in California; Establishment of Procedures for Exempting Handlers From Minimum Quality Testing.

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. 28

Title
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request-Commodity Supplemental Food Program, the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, and the Food Stamp Program: Title VI Civil Rights Collection Reports
Pistachios Grown in California; Establishment of Procedures for Exempting Handlers From Minimum Quality Testing