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 Handling of Almonds Grown in California: Marketing Orders
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Increased Assessment Rate: Onions Grown in South Texas
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Decreased Assessment Rate: Dried Prunes Produced in California
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington: Change in Committee Structure for Processed Pears
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment International Trade Data System Test Concerning the Electronic Submission
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Pecans Grown in Various States
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Changes to Reporting Requirements: Walnuts Grown in California
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Marketing Order: Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West: Increased Assessment Rate
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Final Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West