Notice published by Agriculture Department on Oct. 20

The US Agriculture Department published a six page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-Setting Activities.

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 Oct. 20

Title
International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-Setting Activities
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Hawaiian and Territorial Quarantine Notices
Agricultural Career and Employment Grants Program or “ACE”
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Peppers From the Republic of Korea
Importation of Plants for Planting; Risk-Based Sampling and Inspection Approach and Propagative Monitoring and Release Program
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Christmas Cactus and Easter Cactus in Growing Media From the Netherlands and Denmark
Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program