Proposed rule published on March 18 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a seven page proposed rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Methodology and Formulas for Allocation of Loan and Grant Program Funds.

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 March 18

Title
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages
Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico; Modification of Aflatoxin Regulations
Dow AgroSciences LLC; Availability of Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status of Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to 2,4-D and Glufosinate
BASF Plant Sciences, LP; Determination of Nonregulated Status of Soybean Genetically Engineered for Resistance to the Herbicide Imidazolinone
Methodology and Formulas for Allocation of Loan and Grant Program Funds