There were 19 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending July 15, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Funding Opportunity for Rural Energy for America Program Technical Assistance Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023, was submitted on July 14, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published eight the week before, marking a 137.5 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 July 15

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Funding Opportunity for Rural Energy for America Program Technical Assistance Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023	07/14/2023
Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection	07/13/2023
Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024	07/13/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	07/13/2023
Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection	07/13/2023
Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Previously Approved Information Collection	07/13/2023
Notice of Funding Opportunity for Calendar Year 2022 Disaster Water Grants Program for Fiscal Year 2023; Water and Environmental Programs; Correction	07/12/2023
Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection	07/12/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	07/12/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Reasons for Under-Redemption of the WIC Cash-Value Benefit	07/12/2023
Federal Strategy To Advance Measurement and Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Monitoring for the Agriculture and Forest Sectors	07/12/2023
Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program Standards; Virtual Public Meetings	07/12/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement	07/11/2023
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	07/11/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	07/11/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement	07/11/2023
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection: Qualitative Research on Food Safety Behaviors Among Parents and Caregivers Who Prepare Meals for Minors or Older Adults. In Depth Interview Research	07/11/2023
Fiscal Year 2023 Raw Cane Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Increase	07/10/2023
Notice of Funding Availability for the Native Community Development Financial Institution (NCDFI) Relending Demonstration Program FY 2023; Correction	07/10/2023