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3/4/2008--Introduced.Farmer Red Tape Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to require that each agency publish in the Federal Register a biennial agricultural regulatory flexibility agenda that shall: (1) d

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Official Summary

3/4/2008--Introduced.
Farmer Red Tape Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to require that each agency publish in the Federal Register a biennial agricultural regulatory flexibility agenda that shall:
(1) describe the subject area of any proposed rule that is likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities;
(2) provide a summary of, the legal basis for, and an approximate schedule for completing action on a rule under consideration; and
(3) provide the name and telephone number of an agency official who is knowledgeable concerning the rule. Authorizes an agricultural entity that is adversely affected by a final agency action to seek judicial review. Establishes within the Department of Agriculture an Office of Advocacy of the Department of Agriculture.


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