Week ending Oct. 22: Agriculture Department publishes 10 notices

There were 10 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Oct. 22, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Public Meeting; National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods, was submitted on October 21, 2022.

The Agriculture Department published seven the week before, marking a 42.9 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 Oct. 22

Title	Publication Date
Public Meeting; National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods	10/21/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	10/21/2022
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board	10/18/2022
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	10/18/2022
Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee	10/18/2022
North Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee	10/18/2022
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Self-Determination Demonstration Project: Solicitation of Proposals for Additional Tribal Organizations To Participate	10/18/2022
Proposed Framework for Controlling Salmonella in Poultry	10/17/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Additional Information To Be Collected for Reach and Resiliency-Round 2 Grants Under Uniform Grant Application Package for Discretionary Grant Programs	10/17/2022
Notice of Proposed Revision to Requirements for the Importation of Grapes From Chile Into the United States	10/17/2022