Agriculture Department publishes notice on Aug. 8

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Codex Alimentarius Commission: Seventh Session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology.

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. 8

Title
Importation of Nursery Stock; Postentry Quarantine Requirements for Potential Hosts of Chrysanthemum White Rust and Definition of From
Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Travel Management Plan
Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests Resource Advisory Committee
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Update of Nursery Stock Regulations
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Seventh Session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology
Amendment to Certification of Colorado's Central Filing System
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Brucellosis in Sheep, Goats, and Horses; Payment of Indemnity
Livestock Mandatory Reporting; Reestablishment and Revision of the Reporting Regulation for Swine, Cattle, Lamb, and Boxed Beef