Docket Number: AMS-SC-24-0009
Comments Due: May 28, 2024

Summary

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection for Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico, pursuant to Federal Marketing Order No. 983.

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Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0087
Comments Due: April 29, 2024

Summary

This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the California Olive Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2024 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

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AMS reminds current and potential USDA Foods vendors the System for Award Management (SAM) is a free-to-use federal website. The first step in government contracting is to register your company on the SAM website. 

Topics

General Questions
Organic Certification and How to Get Certified
Exemptions
Organic Imports and Import Certificates
For Customs Brokers: Import Procedures
Sector-Specific Questions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it intends to renew the charter of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC).

USDA is set to renew the committee’s charter for two years as required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The current charter expires on May 23, 2024. USDA invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 1, 2024, through regulations.gov: Document # AMS-SC-24-0006.

Docket Number: AMS-SC-24-0006
Dates: The current FVIAC Charter expires on May 23, 2024.

Summary

Through this Notice, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing its intent to renew the Charter of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC), which expires May 23, 2024.

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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites you to join a webinar discussion to learn about the USDA Foods Programs and “How to Get Your Product Considered.” Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will provide a step-by-step outline of the key criteria that must be met before a vendor submits a request. AMS will discuss the process and timeline to add a new food to the Foods Available List (FAL).