What did Agriculture Department publish on Aug. 9?

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

The rule is focused on Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Modifications of the Rules and Regulations.

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
Notice of Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Gallatin Resource Advisory Committee
White Pine-Nye Resource Advisory Committee
Hiawatha East Resource Advisory Committee
Plan for Estimating Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection; Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Characteristics and Circumstances of Zero-Income SNAP Households
Notice of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture Meeting
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Study of the Effectiveness of Efforts To Increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Among Medicare's Extra Help Population Pilot Projects
Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Modifications of the Rules and Regulations
Kiwifruit Grown in California; Change in Reporting Requirements and New Information Collection