Agriculture Department publishes notice on April 9

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Information Collection; Urgent Removal of Timber.

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 9

Title
Importation of Wooden Handicrafts From China
Petitions for Rulemaking
Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock From Quarantined Areas
Information Collection; Urgent Removal of Timber
Draft FSIS Comparative Risk Assessment for Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Deli Meats
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Proposed Processed Raspberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order
Proposed Processed Raspberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Referendum Procedures
Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Tentative Marketing Agreements and Orders