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 Final Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington: Change in Committee Structure for Processed Pears
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2023-24 Crop Year: Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California: Decreased Assessment Rate
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 Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas: Changing of Container Requirements
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Increased Assessment Rate: Dried Prunes Produced in California
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Request for Renewal: Regulations Governing Inspection Certification of Fresh and Processed Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Products