There were 12 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Aug. 26, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, was submitted on August 25, 2023.

The Agriculture Department published three the week before, marking a 300 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 Aug. 26

Title	Publication Date
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	08/25/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	08/25/2023
Swine Vesicular Disease Status of the Regions of Tuscany and Umbria, Italy	08/23/2023
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Table Beet Root (Beta vulgaris L.) for Consumption From the United Kingdom Into the Continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands	08/23/2023
Addition of the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of Peru to the List of Regions Affected With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza	08/23/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	08/23/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	08/23/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	08/23/2023
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: RUS Specification for Quality Control and Inspection of Timber Products; OMB Control No.: 0572-0076	08/23/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	08/22/2023
Information Collection Request; Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)	08/21/2023
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	08/21/2023