Notice published on March 21 by Agriculture Department

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

The notice is focused on Information Collection; National Woodland Owner Survey.

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 March 21

Title
Potatoes; Grade Standards
Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee
New Mexico Collaborative Forest Restoration Program Technical Advisory Panel
Information Collection; National Woodland Owner Survey
North San Juan Sheep and Goat EIS
Black Hills National Forest, Bearlodge Ranger District, WY and Northern Hills Ranger District, SD, North Zone Range 08 Analysis
Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Commodities for Fiscal Year 2008
Regulations Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930; Section 610 Review
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request