Beef Promotion and Research; Reapportionment

Docket Number: AMS-LP-19-0012
Comments Due: July 31, 2020

Summary

This final rule adjusts representation on the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board (Board), established under the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 (Act), to reflect changes in domestic cattle inventories as well as changes in levels of imported cattle, beef, and beef products that have occurred since the Board was last reapportioned in July 2017. These adjustments are required by the Beef Promotion and Research Order (Order) and will result in an increase in Board membership from 99 to 101, effective with the Secretary of Agriculture's (Secretary) appointments for terms beginning early in the year 2021.

Contact

Kahl Sesker, Research and Promotion Division, at (202) 253-8253; fax (202) 720-1125; or by email at Kahl.Sesker@usda.gov.

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