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 Increased Assessment Rate: Onions Grown in South Texas
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Changes to Reporting Requirements: Walnuts Grown in California
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Oranges Grown in Florida; Change in Size Requirements for Oranges
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Notice Continuance Referendum: Irish Potatoes Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Handling Regulation: California and Imported Kiwifruit
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Decreased Assessment Rates: Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Olives Grown in California: Procedures to Meet Via Electronic Communications
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final United States Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Irish Potatoes Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon: Handling Regulations
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Pecans Grown in Various States