There were 13 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending April 15, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Request To Revise an Approved Information Collection: State Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs, was submitted on April 14, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published eight the week before, marking a 62.5 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 April 15

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Request To Revise an Approved Information Collection: State Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs	04/14/2023
Notice of Request for Revision of an Approved Information Collection (Public Health Information System)	04/14/2023
Ashley National Forest; Utah and Wyoming; Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Ashley National Forest	04/14/2023
Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Laboratory Assessment Requests	04/13/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Regulations-Reporting and Record-Keeping Burden	04/12/2023
Newspapers for Publication of Legal Notices in the Eastern Region	04/12/2023
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board	04/12/2023
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling	04/12/2023
Domestic Sugar Program-2023 Cane Sugar Marketing Allotments and Cane and Beet Processor Allocations	04/11/2023
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Imported Seeds and Screening	04/11/2023
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of a Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Draft Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Insect Resistant and Herbicide-Tolerant Maize	04/11/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	04/10/2023
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals	04/10/2023