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
PACA Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities - PACA
Organic Regulations Notice Meetings: National Organic Standards Board October 2019
Plant Variety Protection Act Open for Comment Application for Plant Variety Protection Certification and Objective Description of Variety-Asexually Reproduced Varieties
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Grower Diversion Requirements: Tart Cherries
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Open for Comment U.S. Standards: Grades of Apples
COOL Open for Comment Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Covered Commodities
Rulemaking (General) Notice 2019 Rates Charged for AMS Services
Packers and Stockyard Act Open for Comment Feasibility Study on Livestock Dealer Statutory Trust
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Tomatoes Grown in Florida: Redistricting and Reapportionment of Producer Districts
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Olives Grown in California: Increased Assessment Rate