Agriculture Department publishes notice on Dec. 16

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

The notice is focused on Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee.

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. 16

Title
Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee
Draft Guideline on Testing for the Detection of Mycoplasma Contamination
Aventis CropScience; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Glufosinate Herbicide Tolerance
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Salmonella Enteritidis Phage-Type 4; Remove Import Restrictions and Salmonella Enteritidis serotype Enteritidis; Remove Regulations
Information Collection; Reinstatement, Without Change, of Previously Approved information Collection That Has Expired for Stewardship Incentive Program
Nectarines, Pears, and Peaches Grown in California; Continuance Referenda
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA): Amending Regulations To Extend PACA Coverage to Fresh and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables That Are Coated or Battered
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee
National Environmental Policy Act Documentation Needed for Fire Management Activities; Categorical Exclusions