Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on March 31

Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on March 31

The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; 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 March 31

Title
Watermelon Research and Promotion Plan; Importer Membership Requirements
Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; Increased Assessment Rate
Maximum Loan Amount for Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans in Fiscal Year 2014
Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee
Specified Commodities Imported into the United States, Exempt from Import Regulations; Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Prince William Sound Resource Advisory Committee
North Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee
Re-Establishment of the Council for Native American Farming and Ranching

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