Agriculture Department publishes notice on Aug. 22

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Teleconference Meeting.

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. 22

Title
Avocados Grown in South Florida; Continuance Referendum
Direct Single Family Housing Loans and Grants
Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Teleconference Meeting
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; Notice of Request for Emergency Approval of New Information Collection, Paper Reduction Act of 1995