Agriculture Department publishes notice on June 30

The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on June 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Funding Availability: Rural Development Voucher Program.

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 June 30

Title
Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions
Notice of Appointment of Committee Members to the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture
Notice of Availability of Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Dragon Fruit From Thailand Into the Continental United States
Notice of Funding Availability: Rural Development Voucher Program
Plan Revision for Colville, and the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests, Washington (Collectively Called the Northeast Washington Zone Forest Plan Revision)