There were 13 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending June 10, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural Rental Housing Program; OMB Control No.: 0575-0189, was submitted on June 9, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published nine the week before, marking a 44.4 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 June 10

Title	Publication Date
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural Rental Housing Program; OMB Control No.: 0575-0189	06/09/2023
Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers	06/09/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	06/09/2023
Notice of Request for Public Comment on 2023 Update to Technical Guidelines for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Carbon Sequestration at the Entity-Scale for Agriculture and Forestry	06/09/2023
Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Phalaenopsis spp. Orchid Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media From the Republic of Costa Rica Into the United States	06/08/2023
Notice of Intent To Renew Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and the Related Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees (ATACs) for Trade and Continuation of Requests for Nominations for the Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees	06/08/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	06/08/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	06/08/2023
Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board	06/08/2023
Notice of Request for Approval of New Information Collection	06/07/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	06/06/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	06/06/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	06/05/2023