There were 53 notices published by the Agriculture Department in March, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Opportunities in 2023 for United States Grain Standards Act Designation in Jamestown, ND; Lincoln, Nebraska; Memphis, Tennessee; Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Minot, ND; Cincinnati, OH; Pocatello, ID; Evansville, IN; West Sacramento, CA and Richmond, VA; Intent To Certify Delegated Agencies Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, was submitted on March 30, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published 49 the month before, marking an 8.2 percent increase for the current month.

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 March

Title	Publication Date
Opportunities in 2023 for United States Grain Standards Act Designation in Jamestown, ND; Lincoln, Nebraska; Memphis, Tennessee; Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Minot, ND; Cincinnati, OH; Pocatello, ID; Evansville, IN; West Sacramento, CA and Richmond, VA; Intent To Certify Delegated Agencies Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture	03/30/2023
Meeting Notice of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board, National Genetic Resources Advisory Council (NGRAC)	03/30/2023
The Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2023	03/30/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewing Burden Number 0584-0293	03/30/2023
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, All Subtypes, and Newcastle Disease; Additional Restrictions (Pet, Performing, and Research Birds; Bird Carcasses)	03/29/2023
2023 Rates for Grain Inspection Services Under the United States Grain Standards Act	03/29/2023
Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee Meeting	03/29/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/29/2023
Federal Seed Act Labeling and Enforcement; Request for an Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection	03/28/2023
Information Collection: Special Use Administration	03/28/2023
Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committees	03/27/2023
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Blood and Tissue Collection and Recordkeeping at Slaughtering, Rendering, and Approved Livestock Marketing Establishments and Facilities	03/27/2023
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods; Solicit for Membership Nominations	03/27/2023
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
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant for Fiscal Year 2023	03/17/2023
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Value-Added Producer Grants for Fiscal Year 2023	03/17/2023
North Wisconsin Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting	03/17/2023
Lolo National Forest; Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Lolo National Forest	03/16/2023
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA); Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program	03/16/2023
Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notices by the Pacific Northwest Region; Oregon, Washington, and Parts of California	03/15/2023
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests; Idaho; Clearwater National Forest Travel Planning	03/14/2023
Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers	03/13/2023
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; APHIS Credit and User Fee Accounts	03/13/2023
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
Bovine Tuberculosis Status Evaluation of Eight Mexican Regions and Intent To Classify Those Regions for Bovine Tuberculosis	03/03/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/03/2023
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food	03/02/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	03/02/2023
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey	03/02/2023
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Section 313A Guarantees for Bonds and Notes Issued for Utility Infrastructure Purposes for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023	03/02/2023
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Reinstate an Information Collection; Correction	03/01/2023
Notice of Intent To Request Approval of a New Information Collection	03/01/2023