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
US Warehouse Act Open for Comment Delivery and Shipping Standards for Cotton Warehouses
US Warehouse Act Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: United States Warehouse Act
US Grain Standards Act Open for Comment Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
US Grain Standards Act Notice Requests for Nominations: USDA Grain Inspection Advisory Committee
US Grain Standards Act Final Fees for Supervision of Official Inspection and Weighing Services Performed by Delegated States and Designated Agencies, Miscellaneous Fees for Other Services, and Removal of Specific Fee References
US Grain Standards Act Open for Comment Opportunity for United States Grain Standards Act Designation in the Texas Central Area
US Grain Standards Act Notice Designation for the Georgia Area Consisting of the Entire State of Georgia
US Grain Standards Act Open for Comment Fees for Supervision of Official Inspection and Weighing Services Performed by Delegated States and/or Designated Agencies, Miscellaneous Fees for Other Services, and Removal of Specific Fee References
US Grain Standards Act Notice Opportunity for Designation in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Area
US Grain Standards Act Final Fees for Official Inspection and Official Weighing Services under the United States Grain Standards Act