Rule published on Sept. 4 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Importation of Litchi and Longan Fruit From Vietnam Into the Continental United States.

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 Sept. 4

Title
Importation of Litchi and Longan Fruit From Vietnam Into the Continental United States
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board
Proposed Directive for Commercial Filming in Wilderness; Special Uses Administration
Extension of Comment Period on the Proposed Directive on Groundwater Resource Management, Forest Service Manual 2560
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Control of Chronic Wasting Disease
Determination of Total Amounts of Fiscal Year 2015 WTO Tariff-Rate Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar and Certain Sugars, Syrups and Molasses