Public notices: Agriculture Department publishes 9 in week ending Jan. 22

There were nine notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Jan. 22, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, National Forests in North Carolina; Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests, was submitted on January 21, 2022.

The Agriculture Department published 12 the week before, marking a 25 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 Jan. 22

Title	Publication Date
National Forests in North Carolina; Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests	01/21/2022
Report of Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure Administered by USDA as Required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	01/20/2022
Determination of the Newcastle Disease Status of the Cantons of Neuchâtel and Ticino of Switzerland	01/20/2022
Boundary Establishment for Clackamas National Wild and Scenic River, Mt. Hood National Forest, Clackamas and Marion Counties, Oregon	01/20/2022
Off-Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance (Off-FLH TA) Grants	01/20/2022
Notice of Consultations on Federal Subsistence Policy in Alaska	01/20/2022
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Energy Pilot Grants Program (REPP) for Fiscal Year 2022	01/19/2022
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service	01/19/2022
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection	01/18/2022