Agriculture Department publishes rule on Feb. 11

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Repowering Assistance Payments to Eligible Biorefineries.

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 Feb. 11

Title
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-Subpart B, Federal Subsistence Board
Importation of Live Swine, Swine Semen, Pork, and Pork Products; Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia
Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
Repowering Assistance Payments to Eligible Biorefineries
Big Horn County Resource Advisory Committee
Notice of Proposed Change to Section I of the South Dakota and North Dakota State Technical Guides
Tuolumne-Mariposa Counties Resource Advisory Committee
Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee
Notice of Mineral County Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Thorne Bay Ranger District; Alaska; Big Thorne Project Environmental Impact Statement
National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Reestablishment
National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Notice of Solicitation for Membership