What did Agriculture Department publish on Feb. 26?

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Basin Electric Power Cooperative: Deer Creek Station.

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. 26

Title
Notice of a Meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
Glenn/Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee
Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee
Funding Opportunity Title: Commodity Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk Management Education Sessions (Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions Program) Announcement Type: Announcement of Availability of Funds and Request for Application for Competitive Cooperative Partnership Agreements
Basin Electric Power Cooperative: Deer Creek Station
Funding Opportunity Title: Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States (Targeted States Program)
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Loan Guarantees Under Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) for Fiscal Year 2010