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 National Organic Program Federal Register rulemaking prior to 2019, please visit the Organic Rulemaking and Notices Archive

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
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, CA: Decreased Assessment Rate
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Grapefruit Grown in Florida and Imported Grapefruit: Change in Size Requirements for Grapefruit
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington: Decreased Assessment Rate for Processed Pears
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Increased Assessment Rates: Walnuts Grown in California
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Charter Renewal: Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Exemption Requirements: Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Notice Charter Reestablishments: Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Handling Regulations: Tomatoes Grown in Florida
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Notice Kiwifruit Grown in California: Continuance Referendum
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Increased Assessment Rate for Processed Pears