Agriculture Department publishes 17 notices in week ending Feb. 18

There were 17 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Feb. 18, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, was submitted on February 17, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published 15 the week before, marking a 13.3 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. 18

Title	Publication Date
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/17/2023
Final Record of Decision for the National Forests in North Carolina	02/17/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/17/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/17/2023
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest; Washington; Forest Plan Amendment for Planning and Management of Domestic Sheep and Goat Grazing Within the Range of Bighorn Sheep; Correction	02/17/2023
Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement of an Information Collection	02/16/2023
Response to Western Water Quantity (WWQ) Listening Session	02/16/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	02/16/2023
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Reinstate an Information Collection	02/16/2023
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Graveyard Wash Flood Retarding Structure Assessment, Graham County, Arizona	02/16/2023
Information Collection Request; Inventory Property Management	02/15/2023
Information Collection: Special Use Administration	02/15/2023
Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Fruit From Grenada Into the United States	02/15/2023
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Export Health Certificate for Animal Products	02/15/2023
Notice of Decision to Authorize the Importation of Fresh Oha Leaves (Pterocarpus mildbraedii) From Nigeria Into the Continental United States	02/15/2023
Addition of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of North Macedonia to the List of Regions Affected With African Swine Fever	02/15/2023
Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board	02/14/2023