There were 14 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending May 13, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Request for a New Information Collection: Consumer Labeling Research: Focus Groups, was submitted on May 12, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published 15 the week before, marking a 6.7 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 May 13

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection: Consumer Labeling Research: Focus Groups	05/12/2023
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board	05/12/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction	05/12/2023
Tobacco Report: Notice of Request for an Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection	05/12/2023
Greater Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Committee	05/10/2023
Missoula Resource Advisory Committee	05/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: USDA Professional Standards Training Tracker Tool (PSTTT)	05/10/2023
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Rice Production Program	05/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Operational Challenges in Child Nutrition Programs (OCCNP) Surveys	05/08/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	05/08/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	05/08/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection for the National School Lunch Program	05/08/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk	05/08/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Generic Clearance for Stakeholder Feedback and Surveys as Part of FNS Planning: Regulatory Actions, Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda, Program Changes, Research Studies, Outreach, Training and/or Development of Guidance	05/08/2023