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 Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Assessment Exemption for Organic Commodities Under Federal Marketing Orders
Section 8e Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Specified Commodities Imported into the United States, Exempt from Import Regulations
Research & Promotion Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order
Rulemaking (General) Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Discharge and Delivery Survey Summary and Rate Schedule Forms
Section 8e Final Changes to Reporting Requirements
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Notice Kiwifruit Grown in California: Continuance Referendum
Research & Promotion Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: National Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Programs
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Decreased Assessment Rate: Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Proposed Marketing Orders: Olives Grown in California: Referendum Order
Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Vegetable and Specialty Crop Marketing Orders