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

Below is a list of rules currently going through the regulatory process.
Regulation Status Date Title
Organic Regulations Proposed National Organic Program; Notice of Availability of National List Petition Guidelines
Plant Variety Protection Act Proposed Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Meeting
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Proposed United States Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef
Organic Regulations Proposed Organic Regulations
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Proposed US Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Proposed US Standards for Grades of Frozen Onions
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Proposed Modification of Handling Requirements: Tomatoes Grown in Florida
Research & Promotion Proposed National Dairy Promotion and Research Program
Organic Regulations Proposed Extension of Current Information Collection
Dairy Marketing Orders Proposed Proposed California Federal Milk Marketing Order