Agriculture Department publishes rule on Feb. 24

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Increased Assessment Rate.

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. 24

Title
Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Increased Assessment Rate
Irish Potatoes Grown in Modoc and Siskiyou Counties, California, and in All Counties in Oregon, Except Malheur County; Termination of Marketing Order No. 947
Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Decreased Assessment Rate for Area No. 2
National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule
Forest Inventory and Analysis RPA Assessment Review Tables
General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; Solicitation for Membership
Arizona National Scenic Trail Advisory Council
USDA Farmers Market Application; Notice of Request for Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Annual List of Newspapers To Be Used by the Alaska Region for Publication of Legal Notices of Proposed Projects and Activities Implementing Land and Resource Management Plans, Including Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects, Subject to the Pre-Decisional Administrative Review Process