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
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Open for Comment United States Classes, Standards, and Grades for Poultry
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Final Plant Records to Include Grade Label Butterfat Testing
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Final U.S. Grade Standards for Pecans in the Shell and Shelled Pecans
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Final United States Standards for Soybeans
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Open for Comment United States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Notice Revision of United States Standards for Grades of Watermelons
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Open for Comment United States Standards for Beans-Chickpeas
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Notice 2021/2022 Rates Charged for AMS Services
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Final Termination of U.S. Consumer Standards