Week ending Feb. 11: 15 notices published by Agriculture Department

There were 15 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Feb. 11, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems, was submitted on February 10, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published eight the week before, marking an 87.5 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 Feb. 11

Title	Publication Date
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems	02/10/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/10/2023
Notice of Availability of a Supplemental Environmental Assessment for Release of Aphalara itadori From Murakami, Japan for the Biological Control of Japanese, Giant, and Bohemian Knotweeds in the Contiguous United States	02/10/2023
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Environmental Monitoring	02/10/2023
Information Collection; Oil and Gas Resources	02/09/2023
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Wood River Watershed, Custer County, Dawson County, Buffalo County, Hall County, and Merrick County, Nebraska	02/09/2023
Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines	02/09/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-Waiver Requests To Offer Incentives to SNAP Recipients at SNAP Authorized Stores	02/08/2023
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection	02/08/2023
Southern Arizona Resource Advisory Committee	02/06/2023
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program	02/06/2023
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods; Membership Nominations	02/06/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/06/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/06/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/06/2023