What did Agriculture Department publish on March 29?

The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Late Payment and Interest Charges on Past Due Assessments Under the Nectarine and Peach Marketing Orders.

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 29

Title
Rural Business Investment Program
Late Payment and Interest Charges on Past Due Assessments Under the Nectarine and Peach Marketing Orders
United States Standards for Grades of Florida Avocados
Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2007-2008 Marketing Year
Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Modification of the Handling Regulation for Area No. 2
Cranberries Grown in the States of Massachusetts, et al.; Increased Assessment Rate
APHIS Policy on Responding to the Low-Level Presence of Regulated Genetically Engineered Plant Materials
Household Water Well System Grant Program Announcement of Application Deadlines and Funding
Sawtooth National Forest; Supplement to the North Sheep Grazing Allotments Final Environmental Impact Statement
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Artificially Dwarfed Plants
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Imported Seed and Screenings
Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection