What did Agriculture Department publish on Feb. 5?

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Rural Telephone Bank Board Meeting.

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 Feb. 5

Title
Imported Fire Ant; Additions to the List of Quarantined Areas
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages; Approval of Information Collection Request
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Inviting Applications for Rural Business Opportunity Grants
Inviting Applications for the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2008
Rural Telephone Bank Board Meeting
Giant Sequoia National Monument Management Plan EIS
Notice of Intent To Request Approval To Revise and Extend an Information Collection
Notice of Request for Revision and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Self-Certification Medical Statement