The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the California Grape Marketing Order to reduce membership of the California Desert Grape Administrative Committee from 12 to 10, allow six members to constitute a quorum, including, at a minimum, one producer member and one handler member, and require six concurring votes to pass any action of the committee. The committee believes that having a smaller committee size in addition to modifying the quorum and voting requirements would ensure a more efficient and orderly flow of business.

Docket Number: AMS-AMS-22-0018
Effective Date: June 15, 2022

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Docket Number: AMS-AMS-22-0027
Comments Due: The comment period for the notice originally published on March 17, 2022, at 87 FR 15191, is extended. Comments must be submitted on or before July 15, 2022.

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The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from socially disadvantaged farmers, producers, and businesses in order to address injustices inherent in the current food system. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of a strong, resilient local food system, and the need to meet individuals where they are to ensure there is equitable access to food.

Docket Number: AMS-DA-20-0060
Comments Due: The comment period for the proposed rule originally published on September 21, 2021, at 86 FR 52420, is reopened. Comments must be submitted on or before July 25, 2022.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reopening the comment period for the proposed revisions to the makeup of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. A proposed rule seeking comments on the proposed amendments was published in the Federal Register on September 21, 2021. The new deadline for interested parties to submit comments is July 25, 2022.

Docket Number: AMS-LP-22-0031
Comments Due: August 8, 2022

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget for an extension of the currently approved information collection used to compile and generate cattle, swine, lamb, boxed beef, and wholesale pork Market News reports under the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999.