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 Final Modification of Assessment Rate: Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin
Research & Promotion Open for Comment Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Procedures for Conduct of Sign-Up Period
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Final Termination of U.S. Consumer Standards
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Marketing Order: Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2021-2022 Marketing Year
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Proposed Modification of Handling Requirements: Tomatoes Grown in Florida
Research & Promotion Open for Comment Soybean Promotion and Research: Adjusting Representation on the United Soybean Board
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Notice Continuance Referendum: Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Olives Grown in California: Increased Assessment Rate
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Accounts Payable Information Request