There were 15 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending May 20, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Advisory Council, was submitted on May 19, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published 14 the week before, marking a 7.1 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 May 20

Title	Publication Date
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Advisory Council	05/19/2023
Notice of Intent To Publish for Public Comment Proposed Permanent Hunting Order in the Wall Ranger District of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland	05/19/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program and WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) Waivers	05/19/2023
Meeting Notice of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board	05/19/2023
Notice of Funding Availability for the Native Community Development Financial Institution (NCDFI) Relending Demonstration Program FY 2023	05/18/2023
Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact	05/18/2023
Information Collection; Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708)	05/17/2023
Information Collection; Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity Program (CFDA 10.674)	05/17/2023
Importation of Fresh Pumpkin, Squash, and the Hybrid Tetsukabuto From Brazil Into the Continental United States	05/17/2023
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Volunteer Service Agreements and Volunteer Service Time and Attendance Record	05/17/2023
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program	05/16/2023
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) Program	05/16/2023
Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee	05/15/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	05/15/2023
Notice of Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection	05/15/2023