Proposed rule published by Agriculture Department on July 20

The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Request for Public Comment on the United States Standards for Soybeans.

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 20

Title
Request for Public Comment on the United States Standards for Soybeans
The Role of USDA in Differentiating Grain Inputs for Ethanol Production and Standardizing Testing of the Co-Products of Ethanol Production
United States Standards for Sorghum
Kootenai National Forest, Rexford Ranger District, Montana; Young-Dodge Environmental Impact Statement
Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee
Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering