Proposed rule published on April 27 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a five page proposed rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Amendments Related to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.

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 27

Title
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Amendments Related to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
User Fees for 2010 Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers
Sierra County, CA, Resource Advisory Committee
Nevada County and Placer County, CA, Resource Advisory Committee
Notice of Funds Availability for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2010
USDA Reassigns Domestic Cane Sugar Allotments and Increases the Fiscal Year 2010 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota