Public notices: Agriculture Department publishes 7 in week ending Oct. 15

There were seven notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Oct. 15, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Request for Public Comment on Providing Financial Assistance for Producers and Landowners Determined To Have Experienced Discrimination, was submitted on October 14, 2022.

The Agriculture Department published 16 the week before, marking a 56.3 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 Oct. 15

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Request for Public Comment on Providing Financial Assistance for Producers and Landowners Determined To Have Experienced Discrimination	10/14/2022
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records	10/13/2022
Information Collection for National Science Laboratories	10/12/2022
El Dorado County Resource Advisory Committee	10/12/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty, Well-Being and Food Security	10/12/2022
Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection	10/11/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	10/11/2022