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 Open for Comment Marketing Order: Tart Cherries Grown in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment International Trade Data System Test Concerning the Electronic Submission
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Pecans: Reporting Requirements Under the Federal marketing Order
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 Open for Comment Olives Grown in California: Increased Assessment Rate
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Notice Charter Reestablishments: Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Decreased Assessment Rates: Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington: Increased Assessment Rate for Fresh Pears