Week ending July 30: Agriculture Department publishes 7 notices

There were seven notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending July 30, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 0572-0096, was submitted on July 27, 2022.

The Agriculture Department published 18 the week before, marking a 61.1 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 July 30

Title	Publication Date
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 0572-0096	07/27/2022
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Equipment Contract, RUS 395, for Telecommunications and Broadband Borrowers; OMB Control No.: 0572-0149	07/27/2022
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Approval of Laboratories To Conduct Official Testing	07/27/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction	07/27/2022
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Plum Pox Compensation	07/27/2022
National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates	07/26/2022
Child and Adult Care Food Program: National Average Payment Rates, Day Care Home Food Service Payment Rates, and Administrative Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes for the Period July 1, 2022 Through June 30, 2023	07/26/2022