Agriculture Department publishes notice on Aug. 31

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Availability of Final Compliance Guide for the Use of Video or Other Electronic Monitoring or Recording Equipment in Federally Inspected Establishments.

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. 31

Title
Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee and the Yakima Provincial Advisory Committee
Public Meeting, Cherokee National Forest Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committee
2010 Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment Draft
Proposed Privacy Act System of Records
Fiscal Year 2012 Veterinary Import/Export, Diagnostic Services, and Export Certification for Plants and Plant Products User Fees
Availability of Final Compliance Guide for the Use of Video or Other Electronic Monitoring or Recording Equipment in Federally Inspected Establishments
Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Assessment Rate Decrease for Fresh Pears
Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program, Livestock Indemnity Program, and General Provisions for Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs