Agriculture Department publishes notice on March 15

The US Agriculture Department published a six page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Announcement of Grant Application Deadlines and Funding Levels.

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 March 15

Title
Importation of Campanula spp. Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media From Denmark Into the United States
Announcement of Grant Application Deadlines and Funding Levels
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Control of Chronic Wasting Disease
Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records
Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Program; Public Meeting
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request