Proposed rule published by Agriculture Department on Aug. 30

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

The proposed rule is focused on National Dairy Promotion and Research Program; Invitation To Submit Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Order.

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. 30

Title
Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order; Correction
Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Assessment Rate Decrease for Processed Pears
Dried Prunes Produced in California; Decreased Assessment Rate
Funds Availability for Section 514 Farm Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Farm Labor Housing Grants for Off-Farm Housing for Fiscal Year 2011
Southwest Montana Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Resource Advisory Committee
Glenn/Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee
Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
United States Standards for Grades of Cultivated Ginseng
National Dairy Promotion and Research Program; Invitation To Submit Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Order
Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Modification of the Handling Regulation for Area No. 3