Agriculture Department publishes notice on April 8

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Exemption for Retail Store Operations.

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 April 8

Title
Tobacco Transition Payment Program; Cigar and Cigarette Per Unit Assessments; Correction
Conservation Program Recipient Reporting
Final Tropic to Hatch 138 kV Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan Amendment
Exemption for Retail Store Operations
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Draft Environmental Assessment; Giant Miscanthus in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania