What did Agriculture Department publish on April 12?

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Child Nutrition Database.

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 April 12

Title
Bayer CropScience LP.; Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment, Plant Pest Risk Similarity Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Decision for an Extension of a Determination of Nonregulated Status of Canola Genetically Engineered for Male Sterility and Glufosinate-Ammonium Resistance
Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act
Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act
Revision of the Land Management Plan for the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas
Monongahela National Forest; West Virginia; Proposed WB Xpress Project (FERC)
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Child Nutrition Database
Agency Information Collection Activities: Recordkeeping of D-SNAP Benefit Issuance and Commodity Distribution for Disaster Relief