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

Below is a list of rules currently going through the regulatory process.
Regulation Status Date Title
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Notice of Request for New Information Collection
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Proposed Re-Charter of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
Grades & Standards Rulemaking Notice Peanut Standards Board Nominations
Plant Variety Protection Act Open Forum Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Teleconference Meeting
Marketing Orders (ALL) Final Pecans Grown in Multiple States
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Pecans Grown in Multiple States
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate
Organic Regulations Proposed 2015 Sunset Review for Organic Production
Research & Promotion Proposed Cotton Research and Promotion Program
Plant Variety Protection Act Open for Comment Revision to Plant Variety Information Collection