Notice published by Agriculture Department on May 2

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Interstate Movement of Allium.

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 May 2

Title
Milk in the Appalachian and Southeast Marketing Areas; Termination of Proceeding
Milk in the Appalachian and Southeast Marketing Areas; Order Amending the Orders
Milk in the Appalachian, Florida, and Southeast Marketing Areas; Order Amending the Orders
Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Temporary Change to the Handling Regulations and Reporting Requirements for Yellow Fleshed and White Types of Potatoes
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages; Approval of Information Collection Request
Importation of Cape Gooseberry From Colombia Into the United States
Pima Agricultural Cotton Trust Fund
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Interstate Movement of Allium
Field Release of Aphelinus rhamni
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fruits and Vegetables
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Animal Health Monitoring System; Emergency Epidemiologic Investigations
Inviting Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Applications for Grants to Provide Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation Systems
Inviting Applications for the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2014
Inviting Applications for Rural Business Opportunity Grants