Agriculture Department publishes rule on Dec. 15

The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Clarifications and Corrections to Recipient Claim Establishment and Collection Standards.

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. 15

Title
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Clarifications and Corrections to Recipient Claim Establishment and Collection Standards
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board Public Meeting Dates Announced
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Rambutan Fruit (Nephelium lappaceum) From Malaysia and Vietnam
Black Hills National Forest, Northern Hills Ranger District; South Dakota; Steamboat Project