Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on Aug. 6

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

The proposed rule is focused on Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown In California; Use of Estimated Trade Demand to Compute Volume Regulation Percentages.

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 Aug. 6

Title
Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown In California; Use of Estimated Trade Demand to Compute Volume Regulation Percentages
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies Grants Under the Rural Energy for America Program
Notice of Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection (Listeria Monocytogenes
Eleven Point Resource Advisory Committee