There were eight notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending April 8, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, was submitted on April 7, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published 13 the week before, marking a 38.5 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 April 8

Title	Publication Date
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	04/07/2023
Media Outlets for Publication of Legal and Action Notices in the Southern Region	04/07/2023
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues	04/06/2023
Retail Exemptions Adjusted Dollar Limitations	04/06/2023
Notice of Issuance of Final Permanent Seasonal Hunting Order in the Douglas Ranger District of the Thunder Basin National Grassland	04/05/2023
Notice of Intent To Publish Proposed Permanent Recreational Shooting Order in the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests	04/05/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Improving Coordination Between SNAP and Medicaid in State Agencies	04/04/2023
Opportunity for United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) Designation in the Texas Central Area	04/03/2023