13 notices published in week ending Nov. 12 by Agriculture Department

There were 13 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Nov. 12, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, was submitted on November 10, 2022.

The Agriculture Department published 11 the week before, marking an 18.2 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 Nov. 12

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request	11/10/2022
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	11/10/2022
Mycotoxin Test Kit Design Specifications and Performance Criteria	11/10/2022
Award of Designations and Designation Amendments to Class X or Class Y Weighing Services Under the United States Grain Standards Act	11/10/2022
Tongass National Forest; Alaska; Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Facility Improvements Project	11/08/2022
Southwest Idaho Resource Advisory Committee	11/08/2022
Notice of Invitation for Nominations to the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics	11/08/2022
Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites	11/08/2022
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Collect Information	11/08/2022
Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection	11/08/2022
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Strategic Economic and Community Development Program for FY 2023	11/07/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State Agency Options for Standard Utility Allowances and Self-Employment Income	11/07/2022
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; National Animal Health Monitoring System Backyard Animal Keeping 2023 Study	11/07/2022