There were 13 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending March 11, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, was submitted on March 10, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published 16 the week before, marking an 18.8 percent decrease.

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 March 11

Title	Publication Date
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/10/2023
Request for Applications: The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program	03/10/2023
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling	03/09/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement	03/09/2023
Notice of Intent To Certify Delegated Agencies: Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and the Washington State Department of Agriculture; Request for Comments	03/09/2023
Request for Nominations to the Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Research	03/08/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/08/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/08/2023
Request for Public Input About Implementation of the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative and the National Water Quality Initiative	03/08/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/07/2023
Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee	03/07/2023
Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Procedures for the Notification of New Technology and Requests for Waivers	03/07/2023
Information Collection; Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation)	03/06/2023