Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request discussed on Nov. 10 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request.

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 on Nov. 10

Title
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Blight-Tolerant Darling 58 American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Developed Using Genetic Engineering
Mycotoxin Test Kit Design Specifications and Performance Criteria
Award of Designations and Designation Amendments to Class X or Class Y Weighing Services Under the United States Grain Standards Act