Agriculture Department publishes notice on Jan. 21

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of a Public Meeting on Implementation of Title VI, Rural Development Authorities of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008-Section 6022, Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program and Section 6023, Grants for Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities in Rural 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 Jan. 21

Title
Revision of Delegations of Authority
Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California and Imported Table Grapes; Change in Regulatory Periods
Notice of a Public Meeting on Implementation of Title VI, Rural Development Authorities of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008-Section 6022, Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program and Section 6023, Grants for Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities in Rural Areas
Notice for Request for Proposals for Loan Guarantees under the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) for Fiscal Year 2009
Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee
Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California; Moosehead Vegetation and Road Management Project
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)
Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; National Animal Health Laboratory Network
Consultative Group to Eliminate the Use of Child Labor and Forced Labor in Imported Agricultural Products
United States Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims, Naturally Raised Claim for Livestock and the Meat and Meat Products Derived From Such Livestock
Grassland Reserve Program