What did Agriculture Department publish on Jan. 5?

The US Agriculture Department published a five page proposed rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Importation of Uncooked Pork and Pork Products.

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 Jan. 5

Title
Privacy Act of 1974; Revision of Systems of Records
Request for Information; Potential Sites for a Sterile Fruit Fly Production Facility or Potential Alternate Sources of Sterile Fruit Flies
Change in Disease Status of the Patagonia South Region of Argentina With Regard to Rinderpest and Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Importation of Uncooked Pork and Pork Products
Bridger-Teton National Forest; Wyoming; Proposed Summer Designated Road and Motorized Trail System