Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on April 25

The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services.

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 25

Title
National Organic Program: Notice of Draft Guidance on Substances Used in Post-Harvest Handling of Organic Products
User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services
Fee Increases for Overtime Services
Applications for Licensing as a Non-leveraged Rural Business Investment Company Under the Rural Business Investment Program
Rogue and Umpqua Resource Advisory Committee
Lynn Canal-Icy Strait Resource Advisory Committee
Sabine-Angelina Resource Advisory Committee