Agriculture Department publishes proposed rule on May 30

The US Agriculture Department published a six page proposed rule on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Approval of Laboratories To Conduct Official Testing; Consolidation of Regulations.

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 May 30

Title
Revision of the Land Management Plan for El Yunque National Forest
Lincoln National Forest; Lincoln, Otero, Eddy and Chaves Counties, New Mexico; Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Lincoln National Forest
WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger Levels
Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Increased Assessment Rate
Approval of Laboratories To Conduct Official Testing; Consolidation of Regulations