What did Agriculture Department publish on Feb. 15?

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

The rule is focused on Citrus Seed Imports; Citrus Greening and Citrus Variegated Chlorosis.

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. 15

Title
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food
Notice of Idaho Panhandle Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Environmental Impact Statement; Proposed Cattle Fever Tick Control Barrier in South Texas
Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2011 Industry Forums-Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings
Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Biological Control Agent for Arundo donax
Syngenta Seeds, Inc.; Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered To Produce an Enzyme That Facilitates Ethanol Production
Citrus Seed Imports; Citrus Greening and Citrus Variegated Chlorosis