What did Agriculture Department publish on Aug. 12?

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Aug. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Submission of Policies, Provisions of Policies, Rates of Premium, and Non-Reinsured Supplemental Policies.

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 Aug. 12

Title
National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions
National Dairy Promotion and Research Program; Amendments to the Order
Importation of Orchids in Growing Media From the Republic of Korea Into the Continental United States
Submission of Policies, Provisions of Policies, Rates of Premium, and Non-Reinsured Supplemental Policies
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Flathead Resource Advisory Committee
Glenn and Colusa County Resource Advisory Committee
Flathead Resource Advisory Committee
Flathead Resource Advisory Committee
Southwest Mississippi Resource Advisory Committee
Environmental Impact Statement; Fruit Fly Eradication Program
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc.; Availability of Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Similarity Assessment, and Preliminary Determination for an Extension of a Determination of Nonregulated Status for Non-Browning Arctic® Apple Event NF872 Apple
Statement of Principles on Industrial Hemp