Agriculture Department publishes notice on Feb. 14

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.

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 Feb. 14

Title
Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345-kV Transmission Line Project
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Inviting Applications for the Rural Business Development Grant Program To Provide Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation Systems
National Environmental Policy Act, Revised Procedures
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Plum Pox Compensation
Gallatin Resource Advisory Committee
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Grain Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services Under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA)
Notices of Prospective Exclusive, Co-Exclusive or Partially Exclusive Domestic or Foreign Licenses of Government-Owned Inventions