Agriculture Department publishes rule on April 22

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Notice of a Public Meeting on the Rural Energy for America Program.

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 22

Title
Notice of a Public Meeting on the Rural Energy for America Program
Geographic Preference Option for the Procurement of Unprocessed Agricultural Products in Child Nutrition Programs
Shoshone Resource Advisory Committee
Black Hills National Forest, Hell Canyon Ranger District, South Dakota, Vestal Project
Shasta-Trinity National Forest; California; I-5 Corridor Fuels Reduction Project
Nicolet Resource Advisory Committee
Custer County Resource Advisory Committee
Lincoln County Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Solicitation of Members to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board
Availability of Salmonella Compliance Guide for Small and Very Small Meat and Poultry Establishments That Produce Ready-to-Eat Products
Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order
Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order; Referendum Procedures
Community Facility Loans