Proposed rule published by Agriculture Department on April 20

The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on User Fees for 2006 Crop Cotton Classification Services To Growers.

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 April 20

Title
Eastern Arizona Counties Resource Advisory Committee
Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year 2006 Funding Opportunity for Research on the Economic Impact of Cooperatives
Southeast Alaska Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting
Horse Protection; Public Meetings in California, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Tuberculosis
Increase in Fees for Federal Dairy Grading and Inspection Services
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program; Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection
User Fees for 2006 Crop Cotton Classification Services To Growers
Milk in the Mideast Marketing Area; Order Amending the Order