There were 10 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending March 25, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers, was submitted on March 24, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published nine the week before, marking an 11.1 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 March 25

Title	Publication Date
Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers	03/24/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/24/2023
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board	03/24/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/24/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Operating Guidelines, Forms, Waivers, and Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP Participation	03/24/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/23/2023
Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board	03/23/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/23/2023
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Advisory Committee	03/21/2023
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Community Connect Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023	03/20/2023