Recent Department of Agriculture regulations affecting small businesses

USDA Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights corrects final rule from March 4, 2024 to clarify that civil rights protections for federally funded social services apply specifically to recipients and subrecipients of USDA domestic social s…

The Office of the Secretary is removing obsolete provisions from Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, specifically Part 15f, to reduce regulatory burden on affected entities.

Flathead National Forest withdraws its environmental impact statement and related documents for the Mid-Swan Landscape Restoration and Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project in Montana.

Forest Service seeks public comment on extending the SF-299 application form for permits to operate transportation, utility, telecommunications, and facility systems on federal lands and property.

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USDA Rural Development rescinds its October 16, 2024 Rural Energy for America Program funding notice; new applications required after regulatory changes are published.

The Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency seek public comment on an information collection extension for determining payment eligibility for representatives or survivors of deceased, disappeared, or incompetent agricultural producers.

Farm Service Agency requests public comment on its Inventory Property Management information collection revision, which evaluates applicant eligibility for purchasing or leasing FSA inventory property and tracks associated payments.

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service revises U.S. Standards for Grades of Lemons to add "seedless lemons" classification and corresponding marking requirements for producers.

Forest Service seeks public comment on extension of National Woodland Owner Survey information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act; comment period deadline not specified in description.

USDA modifies 12 Privacy Act systems of records to permit disclosure to Treasury for identifying and recouping improper payments across rural development, food services, farm programs, crop insurance, and procurement functions.

USDA revises delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture and general officers to reflect organizational changes and additions to existing delegations.

USDA Rural Housing Service revises income and asset calculation methods for Section 515 rural rental housing and Section 514/516 farm labor housing programs to align with 2016 Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act requirements.

Forest Service seeks public comments by December 2024 on a new information collection about state forest laws and policies affecting private and state forest management practices.

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