Notice 13 Mar 2025 agriculture, environmental impact, regulation, idaho, forest management

🌲Withdrawal Notice for Idaho Panhandle National Forest Noxious Weed Project

The Idaho Panhandle National Forest is withdrawing its Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Noxious Weed Treatment Project. The original NOI was published on pages 70954-70955 of the Federal Register on November 16, 2011. The Forest plans to complete an Environmental Assessment (EA) to determine if there are significant effects warranting the preparation of an EIS.

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Rule 11 Mar 2025 compliance, environmental regulation, agriculture, environmental protection, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pesticides, food safety, agricultural commodities, pesticides and pests

🍏EPA Establishes Metamitron Tolerances for Apples and Pears

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of metamitron in or on apple and pear. ADAMA AGAN c/o Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc. (d/b/a ADAMA) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

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Notice 11 Mar 2025 agriculture, poultry, food safety, us regulations, meat products, retail

🍗2025 Updates on Retail Exemptions for Meat and Poultry Sales

FSIS is announcing the dollar limitations on the amount of meat and meat products and poultry and poultry products that a retail store can sell to hotels, restaurants, and similar institutions without disqualifying itself for exemption from Federal inspection requirements.

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Proposed Rule 11 Mar 2025 agriculture, environmental protection, regulation, epa, pesticide, food manufacturing

🌾Receipt of Pesticide Petition Regulations

This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial filing of a pesticide petition requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

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Notice 10 Mar 2025 food assistance, agriculture, nutrition, economic impact, consumer trends, federal programs

🍏2025 Summer EBT Program Adjustments for Children Benefits

This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the levels of monthly benefits in the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) Program. These adjustments reflect changes in the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), as required under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

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Notice 10 Mar 2025 agriculture, nutrition, business impact, government regulation, wic, income guidelines

🍼WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines Updated for 2025-2026

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ("Department") announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). These income eligibility guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the WIC Regulations.

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Notice 10 Mar 2025 agriculture, regulatory compliance, public meeting, usa, codex alimentarius, food standards

🍽️Codex Alimentarius Meeting Notice for Food Standards Discussion

The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on April 10, 2025. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items to be discussed at the 44th Session of the Codex Committee on Methods and Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), which will meet in Budapest, Hungary, from May 5-9, 2025. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 44th Session of the CCMAS and to address items on the agenda.

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Notice 7 Mar 2025 agriculture, regulatory compliance, natural gas, texas, oklahoma

🛢️Texas-Kansas-Oklahoma Gas Applications and Regulatory Insights

The Department of Energy's notice involves an application by Texas-Kansas-Oklahoma Gas, LLC for a service area determination to provide natural gas distribution services to irrigation customers. The notice includes details on public participation, deadlines for intervention, and the environmental review process, allowing interested parties to engage in the regulatory proceedings.

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Presidential Document 6 Mar 2025 agriculture, regulation, u.s. economy, environmental policy, forestry, timber

🌲Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production Executive Order

Executive Order 14225 mandates the immediate expansion of American timber production to enhance economic security and job creation. The order outlines directives for federal agencies to streamline permitting processes and improve forest management, ensuring increased domestic timber supply and reducing reliance on imports. This initiative aims to address forest health and wildfire prevention while balancing environmental regulations.

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Rule 4 Mar 2025 manufactured housing, agriculture, financial regulation, rural housing, usda

🏠Regulatory Update

The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a final rule on January 3, 2025, to amend the current regulations for the Single Family Housing (SFH) Direct Loan Program and the SFH Guaranteed Loan Program. The March 4, 2025, effective date of that final rule is deferred to May 5, 2025.

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