7. USDA unveils details of shutdown plan
By Jerry Hagstrom
The Hagstrom Report
GovExec.com
April 7, 2011
If the government shuts down at midnight Friday, meat, poultry, egg, grain and other commodity inspections would continue, but most other agriculture-related USDA activities would be shut down, an Agriculture Department official has told The Hagstrom Report.
"We still believe there is an opportunity to avoid a government shutdown but are working to ensure that we are prepared for all possible scenarios," the Agriculture official said in an email.
The official said the USDA's operational plans are still being finalized, but in the event of a government shutdown most agency activities would come to a halt or be significantly reduced, and most USDA employees would be furloughed.
However, certain USDA activities would continue because they are related to law enforcement, the protection of life and property, or are financed through available funding (such as through user fees). These include:
* Meat, poultry and egg inspection services.
* Grain and other commodity inspection, weighing and grading services funded by user fees.
* Inspections for import and export activities to prevent the introduction and dissemination of pests into
and out of the United States.
* Forest Service law enforcement and fire suppression efforts.
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