Rule published on March 22 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published an eight page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions.

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 22

Title
Opportunity for Designation in the Aberdeen, SD; Decatur, IL; Hastings, NE; Fulton, IL; the State of Missouri, and the State of South Carolina Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Servicing These Areas
Designation for the Owensboro, KY; Bloomington, IL; Iowa Falls, IA; Casa Grande, AZ; Fargo, ND; Grand Forks, ND; and Plainview, TX Areas
Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Karnal Bunt; Importation of Wheat and Related Articles
Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Biological Control Agent for Air Potato
National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions
Tobacco Transition Payment Program; Cigar and Cigarette Per Unit Assessments