Week ending May 21: 18 notices published by Agriculture Department

There were 18 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending May 21, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weed Regulations, was submitted on May 20, 2022.

The Agriculture Department published seven the week before, marking a 157.1 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 May 21

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weed Regulations	05/20/2022
Information Collection Requests; Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Grant Program; Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) Cooperative Agreements	05/20/2022
Next Era Energy Resources, LLC, Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision	05/20/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	05/19/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	05/19/2022
Notice of Funds Availability; Emergency Relief Program (ERP)	05/18/2022
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service	05/17/2022
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection	05/17/2022
Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection	05/17/2022
Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection	05/17/2022
General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and 45th Biennial Conference	05/17/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	05/16/2022
Competition in Food Retail and Distribution Markets and Access for Agricultural Producers and Small and Midsized Food Processors	05/16/2022
Competition and the Intellectual Property System: Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs	05/16/2022
Notice of Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection	05/16/2022
Access to Fertilizer: Competition and Supply Chain Concerns	05/16/2022
Notice of Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection	05/16/2022
Notice of Request for Revision of Currently Approved Information Collection	05/16/2022