Agriculture Department publishes rule on May 23

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock From Quarantined Areas.

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 May 23

Title
Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Tobacco Crop Insurance Provisions
Market Access Program
Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock From Quarantined Areas
Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency Because of Plum Pox Virus
National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Meeting
West Fork Duck Creek Watershed, Noble County, OH
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Bees and Related Articles
Emerald Ash Borer; Availability of an Environmental Assessment
Solicitation for Members To Fill Vacancies to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board
Animal Welfare; Petition for Rulemaking
Rural Development; Notice of Privatization of the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center