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
Research & Promotion Final Soybean Promotion and Research: Adjustments to Representation on the United Soybean Board
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Proposed Almonds Grown in California; Continuance Referendum
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona and New Mexico; Decreased Assessment Rate
Rulemaking (General) Open for Comment Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Increased Assessment Rate for Fresh Pears
Packers and Stockyard Act Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle ANPR
US Grain Standards Act Notice Certification of Export Port Locations for Alabama and Washington and Geographic Areas Under the Delegated Authority of United States Grain Standards Act
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Notice Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Continuance Referendum
US Grain Standards Act Notice Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Meeting
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Avocados Grown in South Florida and Imported Avocados; Change in Maturity Requirements