Rule published on July 6 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Changes in Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches.

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 July 6

Title
Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Relaxation of Handling Regulation for Area No. 3
Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Changes in Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches
National Organic Program; Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (Crops)
National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition: Notice of Meeting
Notice of the Peanut Standards Board
Amador County Resource Advisory Committee
Tuolumne-Mariposa Counties Resource Advisory Committee
El Dorado County Resource Advisory Committee
Siskiyou, OR Resource Advisory Committee
Ashley National Forest, UT, High Uintas Wilderness-Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Habitat Enhancement
Rehabilitation of Floodwater Retarding Structure No. 10 of the Mountain Creek Watershed, Ellis County, TX
Intermountain Region, Boise, Payette, and Sawtooth National Forests; ID; Amendment to the 2003 Land and Resource Management Plans: Wildlife Conservation Strategy (Forested Biological Community)
Domestic Origin Verification System Questionnaire and Regulations Governing Inspection and Certification of Processed Fruits and Vegetables and Related Products
USDA Reassigns Domestic Cane Sugar Allotments and Increases the Fiscal Year 2010 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection