19 notices published in week ending Feb. 19 by Agriculture Department

There were 19 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Feb. 19, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Modoc County Resource Advisory Committee, was submitted on February 18, 2022.

The Agriculture Department published six the week before, marking a 216.7 percent increase.

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 Feb. 19

Title	Publication Date
Modoc County Resource Advisory Committee	02/18/2022
Information Collection Request; Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report	02/18/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/18/2022
Information Collection Request; Servicing Minor Program Loans	02/18/2022
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables	02/18/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/17/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/17/2022
Changes to the Salmonella Verification Testing Program: Proposed Performance Standards for Salmonella in Raw Comminuted Pork and Intact or Non-Intact Pork Cuts and Related Agency Verification Procedures	02/16/2022
Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines	02/16/2022
Information Collection: Land Exchanges	02/16/2022
Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program	02/16/2022
Information Collection; Fire & Aviation Management Medical Qualifications Program	02/16/2022
Comprehensive River Management Plan for Nine Wild and Scenic Rivers on Mt. Hood National Forest, Forest Service, and Northwest Oregon District, Bureau of Land Management, Clackamas, Multnomah, Wasco and Hood River Counties, Oregon	02/15/2022
Superior Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting	02/15/2022
Imaging Technology Solutions for the Inspection of Milled Rice	02/15/2022
Virginia Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting	02/14/2022
Huron-Manistee Resource Advisory Committee	02/14/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/14/2022
USDA Equity Commission	02/14/2022