There were 10 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Oct. 17, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Strategic Economic and Community Development Program, was submitted on Oct. 15, 2021.

The Agriculture Department published 16 the week before, marking a 37.5 percent decrease.

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 in week ending Oct. 17

Title	Publication Date
Strategic Economic and Community Development Program	10/15/2021
Black Hills National Forest; Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Custer, and Fall River Counties, South Dakota; Crook and Weston Counties, Wyoming; Revision of the Land and Resource Management Plan for the Black Hills National Forest	10/15/2021
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	10/15/2021
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	10/15/2021
Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee	10/14/2021
Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee	10/14/2021
Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee	10/14/2021
Prince William Sound Resource Advisory Committee	10/14/2021
Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection	10/13/2021
Eleven Point Resource Advisory Committee	10/12/2021