Agriculture Department publishes rule on May 9

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on United States Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans.

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 9

Title
Office of the Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics; Notice of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture Meeting
United States Standards for Grades of Cauliflower
Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection (Import of Undenatured Inedible Product)
Retail Exemptions Adjusted Dollar Limitations
United States Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans