What did Agriculture Department publish on Nov. 23?

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Plant Variety Protection Office: Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection.

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 Nov. 23

Title
Suspension of Reporting and Collection Requirements for Washington Apricots
Plant Variety Protection Office: Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Form (FNS 543)
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Standards for Privately Owned Quarantine Facilities for Ruminants
Addition of Malaysia to the List of Regions Considered Affected With African Horse Sickness
Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request