Agriculture Department publishes notice on Jan. 23

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Horses, Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Inspection and Treatment for Screwworm.

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 Jan. 23

Title
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Plum Pox Compensation
U.S. Standards for Grades of Catfish and Catfish Products
Addition of the Republic of Korea to the List of Regions Affected by Contagious Equine Metritis
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Unshu Oranges
Regulations Issued Under Authority of the Export Apple Act and Export Grapes and Plums; Changes to Export Reporting Requirements
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Willamette National Forest, Sweet Home Ranger District; Oregon; Trout Creek Project
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Horses, Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Inspection and Treatment for Screwworm
Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Classical Swine Fever, Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Swine Vesicular Disease, and Rinderpest Status of Cyprus
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; National Veterinary Services Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Surveillance Program
Alabama Resource Advisory Committee
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; National Veterinary Accreditation Program Application Form
Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, All Subtypes, and Newcastle Disease; Additional Restrictions
Addition of Lebanon to the List of Regions Affected by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Concurrence With OIE Risk Designations for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy