Proposed Rules

The following is a current list of proposed, interim final rules, or final rules related to the regulations AMS is responsible for enforcing. All notices, except for final rules, are open for public comment until the deadline stated within the notice.

Public feedback to notices open for comment is gathered via www.regulations.gov. Please include your full name and mailing address (street, city, state and zip code) with your comments. Your comments must also reference the Title and Document Number. All comments will be posted without change, including any personal information provided. All comments submitted in response to this notice will be included in the record and will be made available to the public via regulations.gov. If your comments are not able to be transmitted via the document management system, please use the mailing address that is included in the notice.

For GIPSA Federal Register notices prior to 2018, please visit the Federal Register

For National Organic Program Federal Register rulemaking prior to 2019, please visit the Organic Rulemaking and Notices Archive

Below is a list of rules currently going through the regulatory process.
Regulation Status Date Title
Dairy Marketing Orders Notice Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Notice of Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders
Dairy Marketing Orders Final Milk in the Appalachian, Florida, and Southeast Marketing Areas; Recommended Decision on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and to Orders
Dairy Marketing Orders Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals Milk Marketing Orders
Federal Seed Act Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities - Federal Seed Act Labeling and Enforcement
Federal Seed Act Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities - Seed Service Testing Program
Federal Seed Act Final Revisions to the Federal Seed Act Regulations
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Termination of Marketing Order: Washington Apricots
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Marketing and Referendum Orders; Amendments: Walnuts Grown in California
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Notice International Trade Data System Test Concerning the Electronic Submission Through the Automated Commercial Environment of Notification of Importation of Fruits, Vegetables, and Specialty Crops Required by the Agricultural Marketing Service Using the Partn
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Marketing Orders: Almonds Grown in California; Adjusted Kernel Weight Computation