Agriculture Department publishes notice on July 21

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Affirmation of Addition of a Treatment Schedule for Methyl Bromide Fumigation of Figs.

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 July 21

Title
Kootenai National Forest; Lincoln and Sanders Counties; Montana; Kootenai National Forest Young Growth Environmental Impact Statement
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Monsanto Co.; Availability of Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Draft Environmental Assessment of Maize Genetically Engineered for Increased Ear Biomass
Notice of Affirmation of Addition of a Treatment Schedule for Methyl Bromide Fumigation of Figs
Notice of Affirmation; New and Revised Treatments for Various Plant Commodities
Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact for the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Brooksville, Florida Land Transfer to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Order No. 905
Khapra Beetle; New Regulated Countries and Regulated Articles
Emerald Ash Borer; Quarantined Areas
Notice of Proposed Changes to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service