Notice published by Agriculture Department on Oct. 9

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection; Nominations for Membership.

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 Oct. 9

Title
Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas; Revision of Reporting Requirements
Amendments to Quality Systems Verification Programs and Conforming Changes; Withdrawal
Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2018-2019 Marketing Year
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2018-19 and 2019-20 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
United States Standards for Grades of Pecans
Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection (Records To Be Kept by Official Establishments and Retail Stores That Grind Raw Beef Products)
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection; Nominations for Membership
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection (Laboratories)