Agriculture Department publishes notice on June 4

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals; Correction.

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 4

Title
Kiwifruit Grown in California; Change in Reporting Requirements and New Information Collection
User Fees for 2009 Crop Cotton Classification Services to Growers
Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas
Alpine County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
Lewis & Clark County Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative; Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact
Notice of Availability of Biotechnology Quality Management System Pilot Project Draft Audit Standard
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals; Correction
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Syngenta Seeds, Inc.; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered To Produce an Enzyme That Facilitates Ethanol Production
Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Referendum Procedures