Notice published by Agriculture Department on May 6

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Directive on Groundwater Resource Management, Forest Service Manual 2560.

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 6

Title
Proposed Directive on Groundwater Resource Management, Forest Service Manual 2560
Proposed Directives for National Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Water Quality Protection on National Forest System (NFS) Lands
2014 Farm Bill Implementation Listening Session-Healthy Food Financing Initiative
Sitka Resource Advisory Committee
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops
Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of Administrative Rules and Regulations Governing Issuance of Additional Allotment Base