Rule published by Agriculture Department on Dec. 8

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Official Performance and Procedural Requirements for Grain Weighing Equipment and Related Grain Handling Systems.

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 Dec. 8

Title
Dairy Import Licensing Program
Official Performance and Procedural Requirements for Grain Weighing Equipment and Related Grain Handling Systems
Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Extend Scoping Comment Period
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection (Public Health Information System)