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
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Handling Regulations: Tomatoes Grown in Florida
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California and Imported Table Grapes Removing Varietal Exemptions
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Charter Renewal: Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Fruit Crops
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Tart Cherries
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Notice Continuance Referendum: Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Decreased Assessment Rate: Dried Prunes Produced in California
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Decreased Assessment Rate: Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West: Increased Assessment Rate
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Grower Diversion Requirements: Tart Cherries