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 Final Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico; Increased Assessment Rate
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Temporary Relaxation of Substandard and Maturity Dockage Requirements: Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Increased Assessment Rate for Area No. 2
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Notice of Request for New Information Collection
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Pecans Revision of Reporting Requirements
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico: Increased Assessment Rate
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2015-16 Crop Year for Tart Cherries
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Revision of United States Standards for Grades of Watermelons
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Fruit Crops