Notice published on Aug. 9 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Plum Pox Compensation.

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 Aug. 9

Title
Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products
Importation of Papayas From Peru
Pike & San Isabel Resource Advisory Committee
Delta-Bienville Resource Advisory Committee
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Plum Pox Compensation
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, All Subtypes, and Newcastle Disease; Additional Restrictions
Privacy Act Systems of Records; Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking System