Agriculture Department publishes notice on Nov. 22

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Designation for the Alabama, California, Kankakee (IL), Springfield (IL), and Washington 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 Nov. 22

Title
Brucellosis: Testing of Rodeo Bulls
Notice of a Public Meeting on Implementation of Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
Opportunity for Designation in the Kansas, Minot (ND), and Tri-State (OH) Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas
Designation for the Alabama, California, Kankakee (IL), Springfield (IL), and Washington Areas
North Fork Eel Grazing Allotments EIS-Six Rivers National Forest
Eastern Arizona Counties Resource Advisory Committee
Monsanto Co.; Availability of Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee
Cancellation of Oregon's Designation, Request for Comments on the Need for Official Service in Oregon, and the Opportunity for Designation in the Oregon Area
Aventis CropScience; Extension of Determination of Nonregulated Status for Canola Genetically Engineered for Male Sterility, Fertility Restoration, and Glufosinate Herbicide Tolerance
Aventis CropScience; Extension of Determination of Nonregulated Status for Canola Genetically Engineered for Glufosinate Herbicide Tolerance