Agriculture Department publishes rule on June 17

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement Regulations.

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 June 17

Title
Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California and Imported Table Grapes; Relaxation of Handling Requirements
Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon; Changes to Reporting and Assessment Due Dates
Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
User Fees for 2010 Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers
Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Area and Regulated Articles
Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement Regulations
Tobacco Inspection and Grading Services: Notice of Request for an Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Notice of Funds Availability for Section 514 Farm Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Farm Labor Housing Grants for Off-Farm Housing for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Notice of the Specialty Crop Committee's Stakeholder Listening Session
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Clementines, Mandarins, and Tangerines from Chile
Notice of Revision and Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock and Fruit from Quarantined Areas
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Notice of Solicitation for Membership
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Mango Fruit From Pakistan Into the Continental United States
Notice of Sanders County Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health
Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee
Notice of Sanders County Resource Advisory Committee Meeting