Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on July 24

The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Petition To Develop Specific Ethologically Appropriate Standards for Nonhuman Primates in Research.

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 24

Title
Petition To Develop Specific Ethologically Appropriate Standards for Nonhuman Primates in Research
Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Currently Approved Information Collection
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Newspapers of Record for the Pacific Southwest Region: California
Solicitation of Commodity Board Topics and Contribution of Funding Under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, Implementation
Notice of Intent To Request an Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Proposed Directives on American Indian and Alaska Native Relations Forest Service Manual 1500, Chapter 1560 and Forest Service Handbook 1509.13, Chapter 10