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
Packers and Stockyard Act Notice Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets
Packers and Stockyard Act Final Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems
Packers and Stockyard Act Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle ANPR
Packers and Stockyard Act Final Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments
Packers and Stockyard Act Open for Comment Proposed Posting and Posting of Stockyards
Packers and Stockyard Act Final Preserving Trust Benefits under the Packers and Stockyards Act
Packers and Stockyard Act Open for Comment Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity under the Packers and Stockyards Act
Packers and Stockyard Act Open for Comment Poultry Growing Tournament Systems: Fairness and Related Concerns
Packers and Stockyard Act Final Undue and Unreasonable Preferences and Advantages Under the Packers and Stockyards Act
Packers and Stockyard Act Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals