Agriculture Department publishes rule on Dec. 5

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan 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 Dec. 5

Title
Subsistence Management Program for Public Lands in Alaska; Western Interior Alaska Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Meeting
National Marketing Agreement Regulating Leafy Green Vegetables; Termination of Proceeding on Proposed Marketing Agreement
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board
Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, Oregon; Lower Imnaha Rangeland Analysis